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Insurance Asset Risk's ranking of Top 20 UK insurers by bond and equity investments
14 November 2018Small handful of UK insurers dominate the asset classes
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IFRS 17 & 9 series: Drivers of profitability - underwriting vs investments
14 November 2018In the first of a three-part series on the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) impacting insurers’ financial reporting, Vincent Huck explores how the new accounting standards Ifrs 17 and 9 bind both sides of the balance sheet together.
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Insurers’ investment risk-appetite revealed by Insurance Risk Data
14 November 2018Industry seems torn between investing and underwriting, analysis finds
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Legal & General affiliate bars coal mining companies from new funds
14 November 2018Exclusions mark latest step in LGIM’s action on climate change
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UN’s environmental agency launches insurers group
13 November 2018To develop climate risk assessment tools
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AllianceBernstein AuM falls by $20bn in October
13 November 2018The 3.6% decline was attributed to market depreciation
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Q&A: EC's proposals on reduced capital charge for qualifying unrated debt
12 November 2018The European Commission has published for consultation a draft delegated act on amendments to the implementing rules on solvency applicable to insurers. The proposals aim to facilitate investments in private debt amongst others. Jegor Tokarevich from Substance Over Form and Frank Dornseifer from Bundesverband Alternative Investments summarise the key points for Solvency II investors.
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European oil & gas companies spend just 1.3% of capex on low carbon assets
12 November 2018Despite investors, including some insurance household names, calling for transition to a low-carbon economy
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Recession is coming, and it could spark credit appetite
12 November 2018Panellists at upcoming Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference warn
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Talanx sees good and bad in ZZR change
12 November 2018Net income falls, but spirits rise, as law changes