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Italian insurers' solvency slid to 101% in EIOPA stress test
06 May 2022Exposures to BTPs and BBB private bonds largely responsible, says Banc d'Italia
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Michele Gaffo to leave DWS
05 May 2021Former Poste Vita CIO joins private credit specialist HPS Investment Partners
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Poste Vita aims for internal model and less volatile solvency ratio
22 February 2021Focus on more diverse investments as solvency ratio veers between extremes
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Unipol wields axe on Italian debt investments
12 February 2021Aims to reduce volatility of solvency ratio
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Where are insurers looking to for next investment opportunity?
30 October 2020Panel sponsored by Aviva Investors
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Three insurers' investment chiefs walked into a bar...
19 October 2020With social distancing in mind, Insurance Asset Risk cancelled the proverbial bar, inviting the capital and investment heads at Poste Vita, Cattolica, L&G Capital, and Aviva Investors to an online cuppa, instead, at the magazine's virtual European conference. David Walker sat in on the discussion about their investment plans, views on BTPs, and future allocations
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Largest 50 EEA insurance investors in bonds held €2.2trn in 2018
02 January 2020French insurers favour govvies while UK insurers focus on corporates
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Widening spreads on Italian govvies – curse or opportunity?
28 November 2019Volatilità was one of the hot topics of 2018, and while widening Italian government bond spreads stressed insurers solvency ratios, was there an investment opportunity to be made? Vincent Huck reports
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Generali and Poste Vita make first joint purchase
10 May 2019Joint venture acquires office building in Frankfurt
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Lack of uniformity in sensitivity analysis raises questions
14 March 2019While some insurers prepare for full force hurricanes, others get ready for light showers. Insurance Risk Data reveals the extend of diversity in the stress test, and why it might be of concern. David Walker reports