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• Generali embarks on more active investment policy

  21 December 2015

  Generali has been seeking to expand its investment horizons in a bid to combat the impact of low European interest rates. But the pace of change is slow and Solvency II's stringent capital rules are partly to blame, as the company's EMEA CIO, Andreas Hoffmann, explains to Sarfraz Thind

• Insurers dominate funding of climate awareness bond

  24 November 2015

  Ten insurers participate in €500m EIB private placement

• 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