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  • IFoA observes common practices on private credit allocation

    21 November 2017

    A working group hosted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has issued guidance for insurers on investing in private credit under the constraints of Solvency II.

  • Rock 'n rolling stock: insurers find an opportunity in railway assets

    11 October 2017

    Having facilitated some £2bn of direct investment in UK rail in less than two years, Rock Rail is helping to ease the industry's infrastructure woes with a steady pipeline of projects insurers can gain direct exposure to. Asa Gibson reports

  • Transition to alternatives helps cut UK annuity pricing

    26 April 2017

    Insurers no longer reliant on corporate bond spreads

  • Axa IM pays £70m for City of London office

    26 November 2015

    Insurer's investments in London market in 2015 now over £2bn

  • Investing £25bn in infrastructure not so easy for UK insurers

    29 June 2015

    Increased competition, compressed spreads on debt, construction risk and regulatory charges are just some of the factors that have helped to crimp progress on an ambitious programme of infrastructure investment that six UK insurers committed to in 2013. Mark Nicholls explains

  • IFoA promotes insurers as long-term investors

    21 April 2015

    Actuaries' body highlights their role in infrastructure funding

  • UK insurers on track for £25bn infrastructure commitment

    08 January 2015

    Andrea Leadsom says £5bn invested in last 12 months

  • The pros and cons of managing insurers' assets in-house

    17 October 2014

    External management of an insurer's assets may give the company more flexibility, but does it necessarily produce good results? Sarfraz Thind investigates

  • In-house management of insurance assets drops

    10 September 2014

    Industry moving to less vertically integrated structures, says IMA

  • Solvency II will boost infrastructure investment, says S&P

    07 July 2014

    Agency estimates $80bn annual insurer investment globally