Archive

  • Chinese insurers entangled in fake gold loans, regulator reveals

    13 July 2020

    CBIRC warns of non-performing loans more generally amid COVID pain

  • Generali hires alumnus from GAM and Man as new sales head

    13 July 2020

    Tim Rainsford also brings experience in Asian markets

  • The unique climate risks facing insurers

    Climate change presents insurers with unique risks, from paying weather-related claims to finding lower-carbon investments. A new white paper by Robeco examines the whole issue and offers some solutions

  • L&G urges UK government to build more sustainable houses

    10 July 2020

    Boris Johnson to relax laws surrounding house building

  • Asset managers pressurise Brazil to ban Amazon fires

    10 July 2020

    Work by asset managers sets 120-day ban following 34% increase in Amazonian deforestation this year

  • Insurers investments likely to remain strained for a while longer, Sigma says

    10 July 2020

    Swiss Re's research affiliate forecasts US 10-year yield to stay around 1%

  • Supervisors should step up Libor transition work, IAIS warns

    09 July 2020

    Considerable portion of financial institutions are yet to start transition, research finds

  • KKR to manage Global Atlantic's $70bn assets in acquisition deal

    09 July 2020

    Private equity group buys US annuity provider for $4.4bn

  • Covid-19 Crisis: Assessing the impact of market volatility on European insurers

    With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic putting the insurance sector under further stress, we estimate the impact of recent market movements on European solvency ratios across life and non-life companies.

  • COVID-19 should not make MA users forced sellers of assets, PRA says

    08 July 2020

    The regulator says insurers are allowed to reconsider their strategies for managing these portfolios