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Insurers' private equity investment gets a fillip from Brussels
30 October 2014Clarification of the Solvency II capital charges will clear the way for more insurers to embrace the asset class, joining those already attracted by the superior returns
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"Insurers should invest in care infrastructure and services"
22 October 2014One of several initiatives on long-term care suggested by Swiss Re
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Swiss Re's infrastructure allocation is "ridiculously low" says CEO
15 October 2014Michel Liès urges reform of asset class
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Axa and Swiss Re take part in new global infrastructure initiative
10 October 2014World Bank brings together public and private participants
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Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers
21 August 2014Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.
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Swiss Re's Q2 investment returns increase to 4.1%
08 August 2014Asset rebalancing programme helps investment profits
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Investment returns to fall for another three years
25 June 2014Negative pressure on earnings will be offset by premium growth
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HSBC sells UK pension book to Swiss Re
11 June 2014HSBC Global Asset Management will continue to manage portfolio
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Diversification and caution characterise insurers' 2014 asset strategies
05 March 2014Another year of weak yields from bonds is prompting some insurers to continue diversifying their investment portfolios. But with predictions of weaker equity markets and continuing low interest rates, others are battening down the hatches. Jamie Bullen and Christopher Cundy report
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Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway would clean-up following major cat
04 March 2014Climate change not influencing cat risk calculations – yet