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- Baloise and Helvetia announce merger to create second largest insurance group in Switzerland
- UK insurers plan to increase focus on value-added/opportunistic real estate investments
- ABI appoints David Otudeko as director of regulation
- OSG Ship Management pension scheme completes £16m buy-in with Aviva
- Aspen announces launch of initial public offering
UK insurers plan to increase focus on value-added/opportunistic real estate investments
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
ABI appoints David Otudeko as director of regulation
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed David Otudeko as director of regulation
OSG Ship Management pension scheme completes £16m buy-in with Aviva
The OSG Ship Management (UK) Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £16m full scheme buy-in with Aviva, covering the defined benefit (DB) liabilities for 53 members from OSG
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EIOPA opens consultations in preparation for EU’s insurance recovery and resolution framework
EIOPA has launched six consultations today, all related to the implementation of the EU’s Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD)
PRA launches consultation to help insurers accelerate investment in UK
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation to help insurers accelerate investment in the UK
US insurers report 2.5% increase in investment management outsourcing
The number of US insurers that outsourced investment management capabilities at year-end 2024 increased by 2.5% from year-end 2023, according to the NAIC
Aspen announces launch of initial public offering
Aspen Insurance is seeking a valuation of up to $2.85bn in its New York flotation, as the Bermudian specialty insurer looks to go public again in the United States after more than six years
College of Law pension scheme agrees £85m buy-in with Royal London
The College of Law Pension and Assurance Scheme has agreed to a £85m buy-in with Royal London, meaning that all scheme liabilities are now fully covered by insurance contracts
Asset owners double down on private markets amid growing geopolitical risk
Larger asset owners are doubling down on private markets as they navigate heightened economic and geopolitical risks, research from Mercer has revealed
Finland’s Veritas posts -0.2% return on investments for Q1
Finnish pension insurance provider, Veritas, suffered a -0.2% return on investments in the first quarter of 2025, as it said the threat of trade war is “casting its shadow over Finland”
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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Physical risk top threat to asset performance as net-zero goals move out of reach
South East Water Pension Scheme completes £120m buy-in with Just Group
US P&C insurers achieve record investment income
Pool Re appoints Richard Roberts as chief finance and investment officer
EU insurers’ crypto assets to stay negligible if SII charge set at 100%, Fitch says
Canada Life Re appoints Peter McGloughlin as CIO
Sumitomo Life raises FY2025 ESG thematic investment target to JPY1trn
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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