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  • Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side

    12 April 2017

    The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports

  • LGIM Real Assets' BTR fund increased to £1bn

    07 December 2016

    Only institutional funding can tackle UK's housing shortage, says fund director

  • Asian infrastructure both an opportunity and challenge

    16 March 2016

    Asian governments have been looking to spur private investment in infrastructure. But demand is somewhat restrained as tight supply and falling yields make it harder for insurance investors to access local deals. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Mercer names UK investments head

    30 July 2015

    Blackie will develop wealth management and insurance services

  • Fidelis to focus on total return strategy

    10 June 2015

    New insurer will shift capital and risk between insurance and investments to maximize ROE

  • Asset risks hold back hedge fund insurers

    06 January 2015

    Rating agencies are the main barrier to launch

  • Insurance asset managers grapple with Solvency II challenges

    10 June 2014

    Solvency II will impact how insurers manage their assets, but the effects will depend on their size and the business mix. Christopher Cundy and Hardeep Dhillon report from InsuranceERM's Insurance Asset Risk conference

  • Global reinsurer capital continues inexorable climb

    11 April 2014

    New high reached of $540bn, says Aon Benfield

  • JP Morgan poaches BlackRock's head of sales

    24 February 2014

    James Peagam to head EU global insurance solutions