Archive

  • COTW: Insurers can help close the UK's £2.1trn infrastructure investment gap, Swiss Re says

    05 December 2025

    Swiss Re chief economist for Europe, Charlotte Mueller, gives her views

  • Chart of the Week - The rise and rise of (small) insurers investing in private assets

    28 November 2025

    Analysis by Insurance Risk Data shows it is not just Europe's life juggernauts sourcing private assets....

  • COTW: Some US lifers have concentration risk in CLO collateral managers

    21 November 2025

    Moody's has cautioned, despite collateral managers overall being mostly diversified

  • Fiscal dominance risk has rarely been higher, Swiss Re warns

    21 November 2025

    But private credit not a source of systemic risk, group chief economist says

  • Insurers shift $2.7trn to alternatives, with private credit dominating

    14 November 2025

    Analysis of 400 insurers finds some now allocate as much as 40-50% to alternatives

  • Launch of MA investment accelerator to support insurers being more "dynamic", Aberdeen Investments says

    10 November 2025

    Though concerns remain that exposure cap may limit usability of MAIA for smaller insurers

  • Chart of the Week: PE-owned lifers, private assets, and the BIS

    07 November 2025

    The Bank for International Settlements has taken aim at numerous topics swirling around life insurers, all linked by 'illiquidity'

  • BoE rate hold unsurprising, sets stage for December cut

    06 November 2025

    Investors now turn attention to December MPC meeting

  • Equities standout in Q1-Q3 returns for Varma

    03 November 2025

    Insurer notes turnaround in equities since spring and highlights 21.3% return on Finnish equities

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2026 - UK and Europe

    03 November 2025

    Awards aim to recognise those working across the insurance investment value chain