Archive

  • German insurers welcome seismic pension reform - with caveats

    27 April 2026

    Germany's Riester Rente system was certainly in need of change, but practitioners aren't wholly convinced what's coming quite fits the bill...

  • Moody's Ratings flags measured increase in funded re in Japan to benefit lifers' capital burdens

    13 April 2026

    Rating agency upgraded outlooks for both life and non-life sectors today

  • Dai-ichi Life plans one-third reduction in local equity holdings

    13 April 2026

    Lifer also planning investments and lending in infrastructure, alternatives and real assets

  • Chart of the Week: Solvency II's securitisations reforms - it's nice to have options?

    10 April 2026

    Moody's analysis of capital charges finds relatively small impact, despite a big drop in some investment classes

  • The Middle East conflict is a 'general account event' for insurers

    23 March 2026

    Risks are on the downside and more on the 'asset side' of re/insurers' businesses, experts say

  • European insurers to increase illiquid and private markets assets, Moody's predicts

    20 March 2026

    Ratings agency also says fixed income quality gains have likely peaked

  • Moody's warns US lifers issuing FABNs to limit ALM and liquidity risks

    05 March 2026

    Athene, New York Life and Metlife were industry's most prolific issuers, in 2025

  • MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds

    20 November 2025

    Japanese group is buying 18% of asset manager

  • US lifers' appetite accelerating for privately-rated and unrated FI, Moody's Ratings finds

    14 November 2025

    Athene US has second lowest proportional exposure among large peers

  • Lifers face increased asset risk amidst BPA boom, Moody's says

    15 October 2025

    Outlook for insurers broadly stable, with high rates supporting investment income