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• Canopius becomes latest tenant at Axa’s London building

  22 October 2019

  The Lloyd’s re/insurer has agreed a pre-let for two floors at 22 Bishopsgate

• The days of an easy life for European non-life investment teams are over

  30 September 2019

  As many non-life insurers come to rely on their investment performance for an ever greater slice of their total profits, or to make up for underwriting losses, investment teams are looking at new asset classes with the help of external managers. Far greater transparency about the insurers' business practices is offering a unique glimpse into what they want and to whom they outsource this key task. David Walker reports

• Lloyd's syndicates open up about investment outsourcing

  11 April 2019

  Research by Insurance Risk Data reveals the 2018 winners and losers of the mandated asset managers for Lloyd's syndicates. David Walker reports on who won which mandates, who received applause and who wasn't that lucky.

• Outsourced or in-house: the great asset management debate

  26 November 2015

  In part 2 of this InsuranceERM/bfinance roundtable, participants discuss their approaches to managing assets in-house and using external asset managers

• Designing asset strategies for the new business environment

  20 November 2015

  Many insurers have been reassessing their investment portfolios in light of low rates and Solvency II. In the first part of this InsuranceERM/bfinance roundtable, participants discuss concerns about diversification and liquidity, and whether they can be opportunistic enough in today's fast-moving markets

• Canopius adds to investment team

  06 March 2015

  Specialty re/insurer Canopius has expanded its investment team with the addition of Achilles Sofroniou as a senior portfolio strategist, working with chief investment officer Mike Pratten.