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The proof is in the premium - private market assets on trial
06 May 2026Insurers are hungry for private market assets, but they're expecting managers to provide more data and proof of illiquidity premiums than ever before, according to recent research
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Time for insurers to consider value-add real estate lending strategies?
04 May 2026Sunlife's asset manager think so
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Interview: Swiss Life AM on real estate's next cycle
22 April 2026Jan Plückhahn discusses why real estate is entering a new investment cycle
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APAC Weekly - Australia's annuity writer(s) wins out in capital framework re-set
07 April 2026Apollo-backed Challenger argued for some significantly different capital framework settings, to those its industry will get, come July
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Data centres: The darlings of discussions but not yet of allocation
02 April 2026Insurers' enthusiasm for the sector is tempered by doubts over concentration risk, obsolescence, exits and even whether the assets belong in real estate at all
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Rethinking real estate
26 March 2026For 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.
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Insurance Asset Risk's investing in private markets 2026 round-up
25 February 2026Highlights from the day's discussions
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Investing in the US renewables market this year? It will pay to think niche
04 February 2026Generali's Infranity is aiming to invest €600m in US renewables in the coming years, despite the White House's current anti-green stance
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Geopolitical hotseat: The same pace of drama can't continue for rest of year, Conning CIO says
02 February 2026Long-term fiscal position of the US a problem as debt level unsustainable
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It's still early innings for Alt IM-owned insurers - what's their play?
28 January 2026Fitch Ratings warns of "elevated losses" if the credit cycle turns and discusses "esoteric" investments