Increasing number of US insurers outsourcing investment portfolios
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Phoenix Group announces first private debt investment in Australia
Phoenix Group has announced a £75m private debt investment with Worley, a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and reources (ECR) experts
Just Group refinances £45m term loan for Rocket Properties
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PE-owned US insurer investments increase by 16%
Total cash and invested assets for the 137 PE-owned US insurers at year-end 2024 increased about 16% based on year-end 2024 NAIC annual statement filings to $704.3bn, representing 7.8% of all US insurers’ total cash and invested assets
AllianzGI appoints Bjoern Jesch as chief product officer
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has announced that Bjoern Jesch is joining the firm in a new role as chief product officer
Just Group acquired by BWS in £2.4bn deal
Just Group has been acquired by insurer Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) in a £2.4bn transaction
Veritas reports resilient returns in H1 2025 amid economic pressures
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Quest UK Pension Scheme completes £134m buy-in with Aviva
The Quest UK Pension Scheme has completed a £134m bulk purchase annuity (BPA) buy-in transaction with Aviva, securing the benefits of more than 440 members of the scheme
Insurance organisations back £3bn Haweswater upgrade
A coalition of UK insurance and pension investors, and a number of Local Government Pension Schemes, has committed financing to the £3bn refurbishment of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP), marking one of the largest UK infrastructure deals in recent years
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Sustainability stays strong in emerging debt markets
In an otherwise ugly environment for bond issuers and investors, the future for emerging market debt looks unquestionably green
Time for insurers to embrace the ESG opportunity
Sustainability is rapidly becoming a core focus in investment strategies and access to reliable data is key to putting money to work with the right fund managers
Bond investors need to understand the volatility cycle
Fixed income markets have become increasingly volatile, a trend that looks set to continue. Investors need to adapt themselves
Strategic Credit: a nimble approach for an uncertain world
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Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey
Adam Cadle talks to Debbie McKay, Insurance Strategist on the themes uncovered in Schroders’ global survey of 200+ insurance companies
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Adam Cadle speaks to Jon Mawby, Head of Investment Grade Credit at Pictet Asset Management, about navigating the credit markets given yields have fallen to low levels over the past decades, whilst interest rate duration risk has continued to rise.
Opportunities in alternative fixed income
Adam Cadle speaks to Frank Meijer, Head of Alternative Fixed Income at Aegon Asset Management, about the key opportunities within the alternative fixed income space and how insurers can access these.
Why are government bonds so important when thinking about climate change?
Adam Cadle speaks to Dr Laura Ryan, Head of Research, Ardea Investment Management, about the importance of government bonds and climate change, and how the scope of impact and potential for change couldn't be greater
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How can we rethink insurance investment to solve the complexity challenge?
The model of insurance investing has been upended since the financial crisis by a confluence of
challenges. New assets, strategies and partnerships have the potential to help insurers
cut through this complexity and deliver sustainable solutions
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New Rules, New opportunities: A return to European ABS for insurers?
At the height of the global financial crisis, insurance company investors withdrew from
the securitised debt market and sold down their asset-backed securities (ABS) holdings.
But a decade on, new regulation offers the potential for securitised debt to re-emerge
as an attractive investment opportunity for Solvency II-regulated insurers,
believes James King, Fund Manager at M&G Investments
Navigating insurance investment
Adam Cadle talks to Aon partner, Geoff Bauer, about how the firm helps insurers to achieve their objectives
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