UK insurers plan to increase focus on value-added/opportunistic real estate investments

Written by Adam Cadle

29/04/2025

UK insurers plan to move more towards both value-added and opportunistic real estate investments over the next two years as they look to be more risk-on in the sector, Nuveen’s latest global institutional investor survey has revealed.

Seventy-nine per cent said they want to move towards value-added real estate investments, and 75% said they want to move towards opportunistic real estate investments.

Fifty-four per cent said they want to move more towards core real estate investments.

Furthermore, more than 70% of the surveyed UK insurers aim to scale up private asset allocations in the coming years, making a leap from 59% last year.

Over 60% of the surveyed UK insurers plan to expand their private fixed income investments within the next two years, signalling a strong upward trend.

Nuveen also revealed that 90% of the surveyed UK insurers actively consider or plan to integrate environmental impact into their asset allocation strategies.

Nuveen’s fifth-annual survey, offering insights from over 800 global institutional investors, including 235 global insurers. This year, alongside an in-depth analysis of global institutional trends, the survey explores insights from over 30 UK insurers, focusing on market dynamics, asset allocation trends and sustainability priorities.

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