29 April 2026

Debt swaps offer exposure to EMs, long-dated maturities, and credit quality, L&G says

Analysis

27 April 2026

German insurers welcome seismic pension reform - with caveats

Germany's Riester Rente system was certainly in need of change, but practitioners aren't wholly convinced what's coming quite fits the bill...
22 April 2026

Interview: Swiss Life AM on real estate's next cycle

Jan Plückhahn discusses why real estate is entering a new investment cycle
20 April 2026

China's leading re/insurers use GAs, to 'renew their social licences'

Backing Beijing's five key national projects almost trumped investment yields, in underwriters' 2025 result
15 April 2026

Oil shocks and policy fog: Insurance investors face a market that won't behave

Insurance investors are balancing geopolitical uncertainty, inflation pressure and a market that appears increasingly disconnected from reality
08 April 2026

Managing Risk Through Asset-Intensive Reinsurance: A strategic view

By: Jonathan Porter, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Risk Officer, RGA
07 April 2026

APAC Weekly - Australia's annuity writer(s) wins out in capital framework re-set

Apollo-backed Challenger argued for some significantly different capital framework settings, to those its industry will get, come July

News

  • Comment - Is private credit exposure making US life insurers hedge funds' new 'Big Short'?

    29 April 2026

  • Booming BPA market is reshaping insurer's investment appetites, PRA's Truran says

    29 April 2026

  • PRA reveals plans for dealing with asset intensive reinsurance

    29 April 2026

  • Ampega AM invests "double-digit million-euro sum" to turn mine site into solar project

    29 April 2026

  • Aberdeen takes £1bn credit mandate for UK's Flood Re

    29 April 2026

  • NA lifers resilient in face of hypothetical private credit market stress, S&P Global Ratings says

    28 April 2026

  • L&G launches housing partnership model and JV with Hyde Group

    28 April 2026

  • M&G acquires JPY 19.4bn of Tokyo resi assets

    28 April 2026

  • AllianceBernstein launches European active fixed income ETFs

    28 April 2026

  • MEAG backs €1.52bn Akiem rail refinancing

    28 April 2026

  • Comment: Why German pension reform might spell bad news for UCITs managers

    28 April 2026

  • APAC Weekly - Could APAC bushfires leap into the urban landscape?

    28 April 2026

  • Brookfield wins AI infrastructure outsourcing work for life firm in Taiwan

    28 April 2026

  • Sumitomo Life invests in local stablecoin's developer

    27 April 2026

  • Sony Life outsources local impact investing to local manager

    27 April 2026

  • Nippon Life uses Nippon Capital LP to invest in daycare software developer

    27 April 2026

  • AllianzGI announces $270m close of APAC infra credit fund

    27 April 2026

  • L&G backs World Bank's $120m eco restoration bond

    27 April 2026

  • MEAG appoints head of distribution international and direct

    27 April 2026

  • Schroders' funds take leap forward with tokenisation in manager's ILS deal platform

    27 April 2026

  • Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co puts JPY 3bn behind earthquake resilience bonds

    27 April 2026

  • PGIM hires new head of insurance from Blackstone

    27 April 2026

  • M&G acquires €50m Barcelona hotel property

    24 April 2026

  • AllianzGI highlights remuneration transparency concerns in Swedish AGM decision

    24 April 2026

  • Insurers' unique position in the finances of climate risk

    24 April 2026

  • Chart of the week: Chinese state insurers' investment returns jump after year of equity push

    24 April 2026

  • S&P warns SII reforms could spur more private credit investments

    23 April 2026

  • Insurance buyers forecasting premiums are counselled to examine esoteric and mainstream investment markets

    23 April 2026

Market Insights

Ready, Steady, CLO: Solvency II Reform & the Case for AAA CLOs

From January 2027, Solvency II capital charges on senior (AAA) CLO tranches will fall materially, improving capital efficiency. This reform creates a timely opportunity for European insurers to enhance public fixed income returns and strengthen portfolio risk profiles.

Top 5 fixed income ideas for insurers in 2026: Give ground on risk, but just a little

Wellington's Insurance team proposes a range of fixed income ideas for insurers, from investment-grade private credit to emerging market debt.

Three asset classes for European insurers to watch in 2026

Selectivity, flexibility and governance will shape insurers portfolios in 2026. This is not a year for static positioning. Europe's insurers increasingly need to adopt flexible frameworks and react to shifting conditions. Our 2026 Insurance Outlook reveals the three asset classes insurers need to watch.
Most Read
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  3. Chart of the week: Chinese state insurers' investment returns jump after year of equity push
  4. PGIM hires new head of insurance from Blackstone
  5. AllianzGI announces $270m close of APAC infra credit fund
  6. S&P warns SII reforms could spur more private credit investments
  7. German insurers welcome seismic pension reform - with caveats
  8. Insurers' unique position in the finances of climate risk
  9. MEAG appoints head of distribution international and direct
  10. Allianz takes 51% stake in German battery storage platform

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.

Upcoming conferences

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
16 September 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2026

The original CROs and CIOs hub for the insurance industry
14 October 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Bermuda 2026

The leading event for CEOs, CROs, CIOs and Chief Actuaries at re/insurers with an interest in Bermuda

Spotlight: Private markets

25 February 2026

Insurance Asset Risk's investing in private markets 2026 round-up

Highlights from the day's discussions
23 February 2026

NAIC to be "laser focused" on insurer's changing appetites for private and alternative assets

New NAIC president Scott A. White has set out his plans for the year in a series of recent interviews
18 February 2026

How to stress-test €600bn worth of private markets assets

As Europe's regulators mull what stressors are best to test a private markets portfolio, managers have some thoughts...
27 March 2026

Insurance Risk Data: Private market and self-originated investing by Europe's insurers

Analysts at Insurance Risk Data share key insights from their latest research on private market and self-originated investing among European insurers

Focus on Asia Pacific

More on Asia Pacific
20 April 2026

China's leading re/insurers use GAs, to 'renew their social licences'

Backing Beijing's five key national projects almost trumped investment yields, in underwriters' 2025 result

  • M&G acquires JPY 19.4bn of Tokyo resi assets

  • APAC Weekly - Could APAC bushfires leap into the urban landscape?

  • Brookfield wins AI infrastructure outsourcing work for life firm in Taiwan

  • Sumitomo Life invests in local stablecoin's developer

  • Sony Life outsources local impact investing to local manager

  • Nippon Life uses Nippon Capital LP to invest in daycare software developer

  • AllianzGI announces $270m close of APAC infra credit fund

  • Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co puts JPY 3bn behind earthquake resilience bonds

  • Chart of the week: Chinese state insurers' investment returns jump after year of equity push

  • APAC Weekly - Japan's life association brings long-term view to investing and surveying

  • Sompo launches appraisal of 'remaining useful life' for property investors

  • Japan's lifers say quoted investees still falling short on ROE and dividends

Outsourcing

  • Aberdeen takes £1bn credit mandate for UK's Flood Re

  • Comment: Why German pension reform might spell bad news for UCITs managers

  • Allianz takes 51% stake in German battery storage platform

  • Interview: Swiss Life AM on real estate's next cycle

People

  • MEAG appoints head of distribution international and direct

  • PGIM hires new head of insurance from Blackstone

  • L&G appoints AM business CRO

  • Mercer appoints global CIO

Regulation

  • Booming BPA market is reshaping insurer's investment appetites, PRA's Truran says

  • PRA reveals plans for dealing with asset intensive reinsurance

  • German insurers welcome seismic pension reform - with caveats

  • S&P warns SII reforms could spur more private credit investments

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?