Archive

  • Data centres: The darlings of discussions but not yet of allocation

    02 April 2026

    Insurers' enthusiasm for the sector is tempered by doubts over concentration risk, obsolescence, exits and even whether the assets belong in real estate at all

  • Rethinking real estate

    26 March 2026

    For years, real estate sat comfortably inside insurers' portfolios: a long-duration asset class offering income, diversification and, in a world of ultra-low interest rates, a relatively easy route to attractive returns.

  • AB appoints new global head of insurance - client group

    18 March 2026

    Bob Sharma promoted from head of insurance for EMEA and APAC

  • Kindley Re raises $250m of fresh capital from institutional investors, reports say

    18 March 2026

    Reinsurer reported capital injection from its shareholder, in 2023

  • APAC Weekly - How 'DEI by stealth' is paying off at Japan's insurers

    17 March 2026

    In the past five weeks Japan's insurers might, unknowingly, have just set a new industry record.

  • Bermuda reinsurance owner Davidson Kempner warns of "capital structure reset" for private equity

    17 March 2026

    Kindley Re's owner warns of PE sponsors "turning to time-buying measures"

  • Is now the time to take risk in real estate?

    11 March 2026

    From Canada to Australia, via Europe and Singapore, investors reply

  • Irish Life and Canada Life invest in private markets transition fund

    11 March 2026

    Insurers and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund back TirNua's Irish investment vehicle

  • APAC Weekly - How US M&A 'works' for Japan's mega-insurers

    03 March 2026

    Sompo, Meiji Yasuda Life and MS&AD recently completed acquisitions in the US. Their targets' numbers are no doubt making them smile....

  • PIC completes £6.6m buy-in with Primula pension scheme

    27 January 2026

    Deal is the fourth buy-in agreement PIC has announced this month