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  • Italian insurers would be worst hit by end of 0% capital charge for sovereign debt

    24 November 2015

    Fitch gauges impact of potential changes to Solvency II standard formula

  • Generali aims for more active portfolio management

    05 November 2015

    Real estate investment to be focused on Asia, UK and Eastern Europe

  • Insurers need change in mindset to embrace ETFs fully

    29 October 2015

    The attraction of exchange-traded funds to insurance investors is increasing but further growth may be slowed by regulatory worries and resistance from proponents of an active approach to portfolio management. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Generali licenses Conning software for investment team

    19 October 2015

    Italian insurer will use GEMS ESG for strategic asset allocation

  • Generali aims at diversification in fixed income

    30 July 2015

    Includes corporate bonds, private placements and guaranteed loans

  • Generali invests in resource efficiency fund

    13 July 2015

    Italian insurer backs £150m fund being launched by Ben Goldsmith

  • Investment risk consumes more of insurers' capital

    07 July 2015

    Analysis by Bernstein shows up to 8% rise since 2012

  • Insurers safe from direct impact of Greek default

    01 July 2015

    Holdings of Greek sovereign bonds at minimal levels

  • Risk-weighting sovereign bonds would add €80bn to EU insurers' capital

    23 March 2015

    ESRB report recognises distortion in Solvency II regime

  • Insurers' private equity investment gets a fillip from Brussels

    30 October 2014

    Clarification of the Solvency II capital charges will clear the way for more insurers to embrace the asset class, joining those already attracted by the superior returns