LATEST NEWS
- Athora agrees to acquire PICG for £5.7bn
- Positive early steps made by EU insurers in addressing biodiversity risk
- Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2025
- Macif to invest at least €300m in sustainability issues and excludes new LNG terminals
- BNP Paribas Cardif completes acquisition of AXA IM
Positive early steps made by EU insurers in addressing biodiversity risk
Positive early steps by European insurers in addressing biodiversity risk have been made, according to EIOPA, but calls remain for stronger collaboration in key areas
Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2025
Following its huge success in previous years, the Insurance Asset Management Conference is back for 2025 and is one not to be missed
Macif to invest at least €300m in sustainability issues and excludes new LNG terminals
French mutual insurance company, Macif, has set itself the objective of financing a minimum of €300m by 2025 in responsible bonds or real economy funds that invest in the transition, whether energy, social, or biodiversity regeneration
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HDI Global appoints new head of investment management
HDI Global has appointed Christian Wegener as head of investment management
Germany’s largest public insurer selects Clearwater Analytics for scalable investment operations
Germany’s largest public insurer, Versicherungskammer Group, has selected Clearwater Analytics’ platform to power its middle, back office and risk functions
MetLife announces $10bn reinsurance agreement with Chariot Re
MetLife has announced an agreement with Chariot Re to reinsure approximately $10bn of structured settlement annuity contracts and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers
BNP Paribas Cardif completes acquisition of AXA IM
BNP Paribas Cardif has finalised the acquisition of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and signed a long-term partnership with the AXA Group to manage a large part of its assets
Chesnara agrees £260m HSBC Life acquisition
European life and pensions consolidator, Chesnara, has announced that it has agreed to acquire HSBC Life (UK) from HSBC Bank plc for a total consideration of £260m
96% of global LPs to increase or maintain private markets allocation
Ninety-six per cent of global LPs plan to increase or maintain their private markets allocation in the next 12 months
Folksam Group makes SEK 200m green bond investment
The Folksam Group is investing SEK 200m in a green bond issued by Östersund Municipality, aiming to develop ongoing projects in renewable electricity and sustainable residential areas
Latest Features
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
What are the advantages of active credit allocation in portfolios now that government bonds no longer serve their traditional purpose?
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
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
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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L&G sells US protection business to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
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US P&C insurers achieve record investment income
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Active fixed income being outsold by passive despite 'outperformance'
Japanese life insurers' capitalisation and earnings to remain strong in FYE26
Pool Re selects Clearwater Analytics to modernise investment operations and risk management
Saudi Arabian insurance market consolidation to accelerate
Swedish occupational pension and insurance assets fall by SEK 197m
Broadstone acquires ExactVAL
Understanding Capital Solutions
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of capital solutions, Borja Azpilicueta, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s capital solutions proposition.
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