06 December 2023

How can insurers hot-wire the energy transition?

Analysis

04 December 2023

Social investing needs to be taken hand-in-hand with broader ESG issues, insurers say

Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's Responsible Investing for Insurers conference discussed the difficulties in sourcing social investing data and developing policy on a global scale
29 November 2023

Time for politicians to make polluters pay, Steve Waygood says

Aviva Investors' chief responsible investment officer discusses the asset manager's macro-stewardship programme and why markets will collapse if governments don't rise to the challenge
27 November 2023

Carbon capture investments are increasing - what are the benefits?

Technology and scalability have been doubted in the past - but investors are taking the plunge in increasing numbers
22 November 2023

"Talk to me..." US regulators tell insurers

Why nurturing engagement between insurers and regulators is key as contentious battles hot up
20 November 2023

Building a climate aware SAA

Jean-François Coppenolle, Investment Director - ESG and Climate Integration at Abeille Assurances, describes how the insurer has build a climate aware investment strategy

News

  • abrdn invests €63m in French and Belgian senior residence properties

    07 December 2023

  • Regulators monitoring insurer derivatives use, IAIS says

    07 December 2023

  • Aviva invests in Canadian carbon removal business

    07 December 2023

  • PIC tops up Kent housing group investment by £30m

    07 December 2023

  • New renewable infra assets bring opportunity and risk, LGIM says

    07 December 2023

  • Institutional investors willing to sacrifice yield for ESG credentials in UK residential property

    06 December 2023

  • Life insurers to play it safe in 2024, Moody's says

    06 December 2023

  • M&G Catalyst invests £40m in Pragmatic Semiconductor

    06 December 2023

  • Just Group completes £60m buy-in with Hyde Housing Association

    06 December 2023

  • Canada Life Asset Management completes £101m loan deal with Valor Real Estate

    06 December 2023

  • Lloyd's feeling "enthusiastic" about fund investment platform's progress

    05 December 2023

  • ManulifeIM hails intermediate bonds as fears of recession and rates peak loom

    05 December 2023

  • Natixis contributes to €3bn sustainability-linked credit line for Eni

    05 December 2023

  • Brookfield launches Catalytic Transition Fund at COP28 with $1bn committed

    05 December 2023

  • Aviva completes £18m pension buy-in with Haag-Streit UK

    05 December 2023

  • Scottish Widows appoints Kevin Doran as first CIO

    05 December 2023

  • Axa IM and Generali Investments experiment with Societe Generale blockchain green bond investment

    04 December 2023

  • Finance for Biodiversity Foundation launches framework for nature-related investment portfolio targets

    04 December 2023

  • AllianzGI and EIB raise new commitments for Emerging Market Climate Action Fund

    04 December 2023

  • M&G Real Estate invests €41.7m in solar-powered Dutch apartment complex

    04 December 2023

  • INVL Asset Management appoints Paulius Žurauskas as CEO

    04 December 2023

  • Dai-ichi Life invests JPY 100m into agri-tech start-up

    04 December 2023

  • Chart of the Week - Bermudian re/insurers go green, with help from outsourcing partners

    01 December 2023

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Building blocks - accessing high-quality commercial real estate loans to back long-term insurance liabilities

The increasing demand for long-duration, predictable cashflows is driving the need for illiquid assets to deliver attractive returns with a good match for long-dated liabilities.
14 August 2023

How to showcase the social value of buildings?

PIC's Cléo Fitzsimons and Charles Beard discusses the UK insurer's proprietary ESG scorecard for real estate investments across 65 KPIs.
19 July 2023

IAR EMEA: Private assets - yesterday's story?

Eleanor Bucks, chief investment officer at Lloyd's of London, discusses the continued allure of private assets and market misconceptions at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2023 conference
28 March 2023

IAR investing in real assets conference 2023 roundup

Panellists discuss the secular macro and geopolitical trends affecting their investment decisions in real assets

Focus on the USA

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27 November 2023

Carbon capture investments are increasing - what are the benefits?

Technology and scalability have been doubted in the past - but investors are taking the plunge in increasing numbers
22 November 2023

"Talk to me..." US regulators tell insurers

Why nurturing engagement between insurers and regulators is key as contentious battles hot up

  • Brookfield raises $30bn for world's largest infrastructure fund

  • US insurer equity holdings dropped last year in wake of stock market rout

  • Apollo backs Longroad Energy's $600m debt fundraise

  • KKR acquires remaining 37% stake in Global Atlantic for $2.7bn

  • Shift to illiquids has heightened risk for US insurers, says Fitch

  • Manulife IM to buy Hintze's CQS hedge fund

  • Geopolitical and macro factors drive 17% foreign assets drop for US insurers

  • Insurance Risk Data to publish third annual Bermuda insurance outsourcing report

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Outsourcing

  • Chart of the Week - Bermudian re/insurers go green, with help from outsourcing partners

  • Chart of the Week - Solvency of Bermudian insurance groups, and why it matters for their GAs

  • Comment - Do Bermuda's CIOs earn too much?

  • Comment: What (and when) Bermuda's re/insurers pay hedge fund managers

People

  • Scottish Widows appoints Kevin Doran as first CIO

  • INVL Asset Management appoints Paulius Žurauskas as CEO

  • Axa IM appoints head of PE secondaries at Axa IM Prime

  • Axa Germany appoints new CFO

Regulation

  • Regulators monitoring insurer derivatives use, IAIS says

  • How can insurers hot-wire the energy transition?

  • Chinese insurers launch $7bn private fund to invest in stock market

  • ECB rings further alarm on insurer liquidity risk

Systems/Data

  • Singapore's regulator issues phase one of Generative AI risk framework

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2024

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