Archive

  • German insurers warn: 'don't push sustainability, for investing' as Bernardino welcomes it for regulating

    23 November 2017

    German underwriters resist enforcing ecological considerations on their investing

  • Zurich raises impact investment commitment to $5bn

    23 November 2017

    Zurich has more than doubled its impact investment target to $5bn, as it broadens its remit beyond green bonds.

  • Axa's ESG lead supports mandatory disclosure of climate risk in asset portfolios

    23 November 2017

    Financial disclosures on climate risk should become mandatory – as they are in France, according to Axa's head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration Sylvain Vanston

  • Timing and overcrowding: the challenges facing insurers in renewables

    22 November 2017

    Renewable energy is a popular asset class for insurers within the alternatives universe, and the trend is likely to continue based on the industry's growth forecasts. But challenges remain for insurers looking to grow exposure in unfamiliar territory. Asa Gibson reports

  • Eiopa to review capital charges on equity and spread sub-modules of Solvency II

    22 November 2017

    Insurers making non-mainstream investments deserve regulatory attention, authority says

  • Societe Generale Securities Services launches ESG reporting tool

    22 November 2017

    Tool measures to investment strategies' impact on environment and society

  • Axa IMRA grows US portfolio with Dallas office acquisition

    21 November 2017

    Dallas real estate market a "top performer in the US"

  • 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.

  • Italian regulator pushes renaissance of with-profits phenomenon

    21 November 2017

    Rule changes would allow for multi-year profits smoothing in hybrid product

  • US bond charge proposals could cost life sector $6bn

    20 November 2017

    Smaller underwriters to be hit hardest, says A.M. Best