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Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock's climate fund
06 August 2020UK insurer helped design the fund and is its first investor
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MetLife latest insurer hit by private equity losses in Q2
06 August 2020Investment income drops 13% as it joins list of insurers reporting PE losses this year
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LGIM grows AuM and prides itself for quality of credit portfolio
05 August 2020LGC reports more subdued H1 results
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Insurers advise against focusing on industry's low level of EU-taxonomy compliance
05 August 2020Eiopa has found that only 5% of their assets are eligible
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Impairments double at Hannover Re
05 August 2020Reinsurer voices concern at high-yield market liquidity, and becomes a shareholder again
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Cattolica board acts to calm staff after police raid
05 August 2020Board expresses "closeness and solidarity" to staff, and gives go-ahead to Generali's injection
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Allianz asset managers stand out as underwriting falters in H1
05 August 2020Pimco and AGI each restore third-party assets - and parent chips in, too
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Prudential Financial posts $2.4bn loss in Q2 on investment slump
05 August 2020Insurer hit by $2.7bn loss on derivative-related products, lowers interest rate expectations
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Storebrand: Fighting fires in the Amazon
05 August 2020It'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
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Residential mortgages & consumer loans. A new investment avenue for insurers?
Consumer finance is one of the largest and most diverse credit asset classes in Europe, and is particularly attractive for insurers subject to Solvency II. Explore the benefits.