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Safe haven in catastrophe? How cat bonds and ILS can be good investments for life insurers
09 February 2026IAR speaks with Sidney Rostan, head of insurance-linked securities at Scor Investment Partners about the ups and downs of cat bond investing
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Standard Life completes £525m buy-in with Skanska Pension Fund
24 December 2025Buy-in included the novation of the fund's existing longevity swap with Zurich Assurance
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Insurance Development Forum reaches first close on Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund
02 December 2025Blended fund aims to back medium-sized commercial infrastructure projects in Latin America, Asia, and Africa
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Europe's reinsurers achieve record ROE in H1, investments support operating profits, Fitch finds
21 August 2025While highlighting US dollar currency risk and crystallised losses on bond portfolios
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Has impact investing taken a hit?
18 June 2025Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2025 conference in London discussed the challenges faced by insurers around impact and sustainable investing, the ESG backlash, and the possibility of a new dawn for the practice
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IAR EMEA 2025: Insurers split on geopolitical challenge to impact investing
11 June 2025Insurers need to focus on improving relationships with external managers and improve collaboration with other pools of capital
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SCOR Investment Partners switches flagship senior Euro loans fund to daily liquidity
21 May 2025Affiliate says size and liquidity features of European leveraged loan market have become closer to those of the high yield market due to growing demand from investors
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Lloyd's syndicates ventured 'beyond the core' in 2024
01 May 2025For most syndicates, 'core fixed income' was the anchor for their portfolios - but that did not prevent some from charting more distant waters with their general accounts in 2024
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Scor sells its stake in French publishing company
03 January 2025The Humensis group will now be part of the Albin Michel Group
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TPI Centre publishes report on state of transition at 70 sovereigns
29 November 2024Reviewing the climate change performance of the countries assessed against the ASCOR framework in 2024