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.

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

    11 March 2026

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

  • AllianceBernstein appoints new president

    06 January 2026

    Onur Erzan to take on role following Seth Bernstein

  • APAC Weekly - East Asia's understanding of insurance evolves, as do threats that underline its importance

    22 October 2024

    Last week marked the 62nd birthday of a forward-thinking East Asian insurance institution

  • Swiss Re names next CFO as John Dacey announces retirement

    31 July 2024

    Athora's CFO is to join Swiss Re next year, as Dacey's successor

  • Gap between best and worst US insurance asset performers grows

    14 June 2022

    Disparity provides further impetus for asset management unbundling, McKinsey finds

  • Allianz sees promise, in a life of less promises

    22 April 2022

    Once, lifers gave CEOs headaches and ate up their capital. But now, David Walker finds, it's their CEOs hungry for more, in a 'capital-lite' world

  • Comment: The double materiality of gender diversity

    08 March 2022

    The same way climate change won't be curbed with recycling and paper cups in offices, gender equality won't be achieved just through insurers' HR policies, insurers need to use their investments to have impact. Abbie Wood writes

  • Private equity has boosted insurance returns up to 1% over industry average

    03 February 2022

    PE takeovers show no signs of abating, says McKinsey