Macif to invest €1.5bn in support of sustainability issues by 2029

French insurer, Macif, is to invest €1.5bn in sustainability initiatives between the end of 2025 and 2029, with particular attention being paid to the preservation of oceans, forests, and soil regeneration

UK PRT volumes of £35bn-£40bn expected in 2026

UK PRT volumes of around £35bn-£40bn are expected in 2026, according to Standard Life, with dynamics shifting as multi-billion-pound schemes come to the market

UK mutuals sector records asset recovery

The UK mutual insurance sector posted broad asset and premium recovery in 2025, according to Broadstone’s analysis of Solvency and Financial Condition Reports filed by the Association of Financial Mutuals members and comparable firms

Combat Stress pension scheme completes £4m buy-in with Just Group

Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society 1974 Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has completed a £4m buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of all 39 members, comprising 17 pensioners and 22 deferred members

World's biggest insurers failing on climate and nature - ShareAction

The world’s largest insurance companies are failing to meet the scale and urgency of global climate, nature and social crises, new research by ShareAction, supported by WWF, has revealed

MSIG Europe selects Clearwater Analytics to modernise investment operations

MSIG Europe has selected Clearwater Analytics to modernise its operating model, unify data across the investment lifecycle, and meet the demands of the European regulatory environment, including Belgian GAAP, IFRS and Solvency II

Stantec secures full buy-in with Aviva

Stantec Pension Plan (UK Section) has secured a full buy-in with Aviva

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Global life insurance premiums expected to grow by 2.3%

Global life insurance premiums are expected to grow by 2.3% in real terms in 2026, above the long-term trend, according to Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma report

Frankfurter Leben lines up offer for Athora’s German unit

Frankfurter Leben is lining up an offer for Athora Holding’s business in Germany

UK financial system facing increased risk from AI, BoE warns

The UK financial system is facing an increased risk from AI, the BoE has warned

IFRS 17 accounting metrics should be used for SII prudential requirements - IVASS

IFRS 17 accounting metrics should be used for Solvency II prudential requirements to create a single reporting framework similar to that used in the banking sector, IVASS board member, Rita Laura D’Ecclesia, has argued

The Expert View

Following Aon’s Insurance Investment Consultancy of the Year award win at the latest Insurance Asset Management Awards, Editor, Adam Cadle, gathers the latest thoughts from partners, Geoff Bauer and Lin Qu, about the insurance investment space

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

Beyond US exceptionalism

The case for diversifying globally and across strategies with alternative credit

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

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Setting a New Standard for Benchmarking Private Infrastructure Debt

As private infrastructure debt evolves, confidence comes from evidence. infraMetrics® uses real asset-level data to deliver credit insights and market-based curves where comparables are limited. A benchmark that guides insurers and investors through the uncertainties of today’s macro environment.

Navigating credit markets

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

Expert Views

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

Expert Views

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

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