25 March 2026

Real Estate giving back allocation to other asset classes, insurers say

Analysis

26 March 2026

Rethinking real estate

For years, real estate sat comfortably inside insurers' portfolios: a long-duration asset class offering income, diversification and, in a world of ultra-low interest rates, a relatively easy route to attractive returns.
23 March 2026

The Middle East conflict is a 'general account event' for insurers

Risks are on the downside and more on the 'asset side' of re/insurers' businesses, experts say
18 March 2026

A cup of coffee or save the world? Where do insurers stand on ESG today

Attendees at IAR's recent conference were asked if they would rather declare ESG alive and well, or have some extra morning coffee...their answer...
16 March 2026

Comment: Chin up! Real estate investors look firmly ahead, not to see their own shadows

Will the groundhog beat a retreat to its burrow for a while longer?
11 March 2026

IAR private markets 2026: Good securitisation is not financial alchemy

Panel discuss how securitisation has become a strategic tool for insurers' investments

News

  • Canada Life completes £30m buy-in with Phoenix Medical Supplies

    26 March 2026

  • La Caisse and Brookfield acquire Canadian renewables developer Boralex for CA $10bn

    26 March 2026

  • Allianz takes stake in German electricity grid operator

    26 March 2026

  • MSIG Asia makes strategic investment in regional travel Insurtech developer

    26 March 2026

  • AG Insurance infra fund invests in European battery storage

    25 March 2026

  • L&G and Manulife form asset management partnership

    25 March 2026

  • Mapfre and Swiss Life JV acquire historic Rome office complex

    25 March 2026

  • Taiwan lifers could withstand 15% Middle East impairment, says S&P Global unit

    25 March 2026

  • Insurers still hungry for private assets, Goldman Sachs Survey finds

    25 March 2026

  • M&G completes $267m ABS funding deal with music royalties business Seeker

    24 March 2026

  • RBC must keep pace with life insurers' taste for emerging assets, new NAIC president says

    24 March 2026

  • M&G completes £140m BPA deal with Panasonic Europe

    24 March 2026

  • APAC Weekly - AIA and the Pru reveal details on private credit and outsourcing

    24 March 2026

  • Athora outlines fund-based outsourcing for Catalina Holdings during 2025

    24 March 2026

  • AIA's CIO spells out key elements in delegation relationships for private credit

    23 March 2026

  • Aviva Investors reaches practical completion on Manchester property

    23 March 2026

  • Tokio Marine AM says alt AM fund volatility may persist amid AI market disruption

    23 March 2026

  • Dai-ichi Life pumps more into Tokyo's climate transition bonds

    23 March 2026

  • Athora describes careful private credit buying in 2025, and long-term €129m loss experience

    23 March 2026

  • European insurers to increase illiquid and private markets assets, Moody's predicts

    20 March 2026

  • Muzinich appoints new global head of investments

    20 March 2026

  • Chart of the Week: institutional investors eye private markets over next half-decade

    20 March 2026

Events

11 June 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2026

Debate the key risks, challenges, and opportunities facing insurers today. London, UK.
24 June 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Asset Risk Asia 2026

Exploring insurer investment and asset allocation strategies amidst market volatility and rising interest rates. Hong Kong
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  3. AIA's CIO spells out key elements in delegation relationships for private credit
  4. The Middle East conflict is a 'general account event' for insurers
  5. Tokio Marine AM says alt AM fund volatility may persist amid AI market disruption
  6. Muzinich appoints new global head of investments
  7. European insurers to increase illiquid and private markets assets, Moody's predicts
  8. Dai-ichi Life pumps more into Tokyo's climate transition bonds
  9. RBC must keep pace with life insurers' taste for emerging assets, new NAIC president says
  10. Insurers still hungry for private assets, Goldman Sachs Survey finds

Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2026 - UK & Europe

Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2026 - UK & Europe

The awards formally recognise the very best in insurance asset management for the UK and European markets. The winners have been announced.

Nailing their Colours to the Insurance Mast

Just a few months after, the firm has picked up the awards for both Emerging markets and Alternatives manager of the year. Mat Smith, global head of the strategic insurance group at the firm, outlines the new and novel approach his team takes when talking to potential clients.

When the time comes to navigate turbulent rivers

Winning the award for investment team of the year - asset manager, the firm's head of insurance allocation and strategy Deanna Leighton speaks about why the firm handled the year so well.

Bringing it all together

Winning for private credit manager of the year, Blackstone's global head of insurance Phil Sherrill talks about how the firm benefited last year from bringing together its credit and insurance businesses.

Scoping for insurers: Our approach to delivering multi-asset strategies to insurers

At L&G, we're committed to embracing innovation when it has a tangible benefit to our clients.

Meeting the customer's needs

Royal London Asset Management CIO Will Nicoll explains why the firm adopts a client-first approach and why the old ways are still the best.

Spotlight: Outlook for 2026

2026 Insurance Outlook: Cautious optimism and a second bite at the apple

Members of Wellington's Insurance team share their economic expectations, investment ideas, and a regulatory roundup for the year ahead.

Insurance Outlook 2026: Innovation at the Helm

As we close out 2025, the insurance landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Creative solutions and tools will be critical for investors in the year ahead.
09 December 2025

Chart of the week: a year in review

12 charts, one for each of 2025's months
08 December 2025

Insurers hopeful Solvency II LTE reform will unlock €100bn RE opportunity

Lifted hurdles to the LTE module could make listed RE more attractive for insurers.

Focus on Asia Pacific

More on Asia Pacific
02 March 2026

Apollo, Brookfield, KKR and Blackstone spell out Asian plans

From originating assets to buying into insurers, the largest US private assets houses spy opportunity far afield...

  • MSIG Asia makes strategic investment in regional travel Insurtech developer

  • Taiwan lifers could withstand 15% Middle East impairment, says S&P Global unit

  • APAC Weekly - AIA and the Pru reveal details on private credit and outsourcing

  • AIA's CIO spells out key elements in delegation relationships for private credit

  • Tokio Marine AM says alt AM fund volatility may persist amid AI market disruption

  • Dai-ichi Life pumps more into Tokyo's climate transition bonds

  • Asset origination trumps name recognition on private asset managers, Prudential CFO says

  • Ardian wins infrastructure outsourcing mandate in Taiwan

  • Asahi Life backs Hokkaido battery project

  • M&G's impact manager signs $21.5m financing package with Sri Lankan NBFI

  • AllianzGI signs MoU with South Korea's National Pension Service

  • APAC Weekly - How 'DEI by stealth' is paying off at Japan's insurers

Outsourcing

  • Rethinking real estate

  • Athora outlines fund-based outsourcing for Catalina Holdings during 2025

  • Athora describes careful private credit buying in 2025, and long-term €129m loss experience

  • AAIS expands mandate with M&G to €1.1bn

People

  • Muzinich appoints new global head of investments

  • AB appoints new global head of insurance - client group

  • PIC appoints chair of investment and origination committee

  • Aviva Investors appoints head of Benelux and Nordics BD

Regulation

  • RBC must keep pace with life insurers' taste for emerging assets, new NAIC president says

  • S&P Ratings says foreign units will replace profits from keiretsu sales in Japan

  • Decarbonisation is financially worth it, PGIM's Townsend says

  • Lotte Insurance told to consider asset sales in South Korea

Systems/Data

  • Winners of the 2026 Insurance Asset Risk EMEA awards announced

  • NAIC plans March launch for AI assessment tool

  • Generali Deutschland selects Clearwater Analytics to help scale €40bn unit-linked fund business

  • Insurance Asset Risk survey: US debt levels - should CIOs be worried?