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France looks for second generation of debt recovery fund, with a transition twist
27 November 2023Insurers have already invested €2.7bn in the first generation
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French insurers supercharge EV battery business
14 September 2023FSP leads multi-billion investment round
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Chart of the Week - Breakdown of market risk SCR of AEMA group subsidiaries, 2022 (%)
28 July 2023A 'group market risk SCR' can mask very divergent risk-taking at subsidiaries
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Insurers sign up to Tibi 2 initiative and focus on biodiversity aspects
12 July 2023Adding three more insurance investors to existing 18
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BNP Paribas Cardif launches impact bond fund
27 June 2023In partnership with EIF and Banque des Territoires, targeting €70m in investment
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ISALT launches transition fund with first investment in medtech company TISSIUM
24 May 2023Through the FSP fund which is financed by seven large French insurance companies
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Northern exposure - equities bestow mixed blessings on Nordic/Scandinavian insurers in 2022
15 May 2023Markets may have dived as rates, geopolitical tension and inflation rocketed, but Scandinavian and Nordic insurers' faith in equities was not always misplaced. David Walker reports
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French insurers renew commitments to invest €3bn in unlisted SMEs for the next 5 years
03 April 2023After surpassing their €2bn target in the three years to 2022
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Chart of the Week: Solvency capital charges, and what a cactus and CIO (should) have in common
10 March 2023Average Solvency II capital charges by insurers' GA sizes reveal some unexpected findings
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Going off-piste - how French CIOs are embracing alternatives
10 January 2023As French insurers venture 'off-piste' in their general accounts, David Walker examines if the 'black runs' of alternative asset classes will be simply exciting - or could break a leg or two