Archive

  • Munich Re reveals diminished level of write-downs in Q2

    06 August 2020

    German reinsurer even wrote up value of fixed income holdings

  • Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock's climate fund

    06 August 2020

    UK insurer helped design the fund and is its first investor

  • MetLife latest insurer hit by private equity losses in Q2

    06 August 2020

    Investment income drops 13% as it joins list of insurers reporting PE losses this year

  • LGIM grows AuM and prides itself for quality of credit portfolio

    05 August 2020

    LGC reports more subdued H1 results

  • Insurers advise against focusing on industry's low level of EU-taxonomy compliance

    05 August 2020

    Eiopa has found that only 5% of their assets are eligible

  • Impairments double at Hannover Re

    05 August 2020

    Reinsurer voices concern at high-yield market liquidity, and becomes a shareholder again

  • Cattolica board acts to calm staff after police raid

    05 August 2020

    Board expresses "closeness and solidarity" to staff, and gives go-ahead to Generali's injection

  • Allianz asset managers stand out as underwriting falters in H1

    05 August 2020

    Pimco and AGI each restore third-party assets - and parent chips in, too

  • Prudential Financial posts $2.4bn loss in Q2 on investment slump

    05 August 2020

    Insurer hit by $2.7bn loss on derivative-related products, lowers interest rate expectations

  • Storebrand: Fighting fires in the Amazon

    05 August 2020

    It's the climate at stake, Storebrand AM's CEO Jan Erik Saugestad says. The Norwegian insurance asset manager is part of a coalition which aims to hold climate-unfriendly governments accountable. Scoring a success in Brazil's Amazon fires battle last month is just the start, says its CEO. Interview by Sarfraz Thind