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  • An alternative for the trials of life in Germany

    12 May 2021

    From infrastructure with low capital charges to multi-credit funds and private equity, German life firms' latest solvency reports reveal chief investment officers want to allocate more to alternatives. David Walker reports

  • EM sovereigns at greater risk to physical impacts of climate change

    10 May 2021

    Moody's analysis poses $44bn problem for Europe's insurers

  • Eiopa puts hybrid products under cost microscope

    13 April 2021

    Examination includes Europe's €2.9trn unit-linked market

  • Generali CIO resigns in major management shake-up

    28 January 2021

    Italian composite creating various new asset management roles

  • COVID-19 relief measures drive German public debt increase

    31 December 2020

    Berlin's need for credit jumped markedly in Q3 to fund actions to fight the pandemic

  • "Unloved" UK market gets boost from Brexit trade deal success

    30 December 2020

    UK market's future is the €56bn question for Europe's insurers

  • EIOPA reveals €236bn hit to insurers' general accounts in Q1

    22 September 2020

    Chief investment officers withstood the carnage in only five EEA countries

  • EIOPA predicts falling asset values will dent industry capital coverage

    18 August 2020

    Authority questions if share markets recognise the reality around them

  • A tenth of insurer investments in climate sensitive assets, says EIOPA

    31 July 2020

    10% of total investments by European insurers could be in sectors highly exposed to climate risk

  • Yield-hungry European insurer allocation to US credit grew by 12% last year

    17 June 2020

    The €284bn of US corporate bonds is third biggest credit holding in European insurer portfolios