Archive

  • Comment - Where to now for Cronos Vita's 112 outsourcing partners?

    04 March 2026

    The now-shuttered Italian life insurer was the lifeboat for Eurovita's business

  • How to stress-test €600bn worth of private markets assets

    18 February 2026

    As Europe's regulators mull what stressors are best to test a private markets portfolio, managers have some thoughts...

  • Are US Treasuries 'safe' or is it time to strike them out?

    16 February 2026

    Investors reduced allocations in H1 2025 to US govvies, but their utility remains

  • Chart of the Week - CVC concludes happy reporting season, for PE houses owning insurers

    13 February 2026

    EIOPA has crunched the numbers on PE ownership of Europe's lifers, and determined the regulatory path forward

  • Offloading US debt may provide CIOs "psychic benefits" - but US market, economy and dollar cannot be ignored

    05 February 2026

    Conning AM's Rich Sega says shunning the central asset class may prove "tactically impracticable"

  • Comment: Will Europe's regulators ultimately 'eavesdrop' on PE meetings about insurance M&A?

    04 February 2026

    EIOPA has laid out suggestions for supervising PE-led M&A of Europe's insurers

  • EIOPA suggests regulators access PE meeting minutes as ownership model grows

    04 February 2026

    Authority consults on supervisory duties, including in cases of complex/opaque M&A

  • MEPs vote to uphold Solvency II Delegated Act

    21 January 2026

    EU Commission and Eiopa commit to monitoring insurers' management of sustainability risk and exposures to crypto assets

  • EIOPA warns of concentration risks in private credit exposure

    15 December 2025

    European insurers and pension funds are steadily expanding their exposure to private credit

  • COTW - How outsourcing (and other GA) expenses landed Europe's insurers with a €67bn bill

    03 October 2025

    IM expenses are at eight-year peaks, with German and French CIOs paying (un)comfortably the most