Prudential, Manulife and M&G pledge to become net zero by 2050
Each reveal different solutions for the same outcome
Each reveal different solutions for the same outcome
Investec, Schroders, Fidelity investments, amongst beneficiaries
Generali non-life subsidiary almost halves sensitivity of capital ratio to 100bps widening
'What's our liquidity' was one of the biggest questions for insurers in Q1 2020. One year on, two insurers reflect on the steps their firms took to answer it, ensure liquidity was available, and how they approach it today as a result. Vincent Huck reports
Conning is Lloyd's market's most popular asset manager by engagements. Russell Büsst, Conning's chief executive and investment officer for Europe, tells David Walker about the changing face of syndicate asset management.
New dashboard offers more than a dozen charts and tables analysing subsidiary data
Investing in real assets conference on 27 May
Scientific Beta paper says return is "mechanically constructed" from balance sheet information
Insurer gains 13.3% on PE as LBO and venture capital investments soar
Early move to alternatives, real credit, property help german insurer's life units make 5.2% in 2020
German groups cuts spread sensitivity through high-grade holdings
If you want to know when the underwriters at Lloyd's last beat its investors, cast your mind (all the way) back to 2015. The bad luck of Lloyd's underwriters is clear. The good run of its investors is largely to plan, David Walker finds.
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Climate-aware investing presents insurers opportunities both to mitigate material risks, and to build greater resilience, into their credit portfolios.
Lars Haram, chief investment officer at Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, discusses climate change, how the insurer sold its direct holdings in oil and gas and why focusing solely on renewables is not the right approach. Interview by Vincent Huck
Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey discovered that sustainability is the overarching theme that will influence insurance investor behavior—not just this year but for the next decade and probably beyond. Yet, some are more prepared than others. Sarfraz Thind reports
While activism used to go against businesses, there is a lot more collaboration these days, and understanding between protagonists, as David Walker finds out
Raman Srivastava, chief investment officer of Great-West Life, Canada's second largest insurance company, talks about investing in Canada and the quirks and challenges of the local market. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
Discuss the trends, forecasts and risk/return characteristics for investments in infrastructure, real estate and renewable energy in the post-Covid economy. The event is free to attend for re/insurers, supervisors and regulators.
Join Insurance Asset Risk and DWS for a free webinar on where and what insurers look for in real estate debt as an asset class to incorporate in an overall allocation.