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Ping An establishes JV with Japanese COVID-19 vaccine developer
28 July 2020The insurer said the investment will create various treatments for mainland patients
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Mapfre investments income drops by 25% in H1 compared to same period last year
27 July 2020Mostly due to down valuation of investment portfolio in Malta, Brazil and Spain
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Mortgages - safe as houses, or 'waiving' goodbye to repayment returns?
27 July 2020Home loans have proved popular with Europe's insurers, to the tune of €237bn invested in 2019, but that was in the good times. As many underwriters holding them are forced to delay collecting repayments amid COVID-19, some are re-running stress tests on their portfolios, David Walker finds
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Baloise Asset Management buys into rules-based hedge fund
27 July 2020M&A is not first move on quant investing for Swiss insurer's affiliate
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COVID-19 hasn't chased away Brexit threats for the UK, Moody's warns
24 July 2020UK faces important credit challenges pre-dating the coronavirus outbreak
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Insurance Asset Risk 4th issue free to download
24 July 2020Focus on sustainable investments and COVID-19 disruption
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First American profits $69.3m from equity gains in Q2
24 July 2020But fixed income suffers on short-term rates drop
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Everest Re forecasts $38m Q2 net investment income
24 July 2020Global equities performance in Q1 will appear, on lagged basis
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Travelers posts Q2 loss of $40m compared to $557m gain last year
23 July 2020US insurer hit by cats and lower investment income, COVID-19 losses modest
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Comment: Global insurance CIOs well-positioned to weather COVID-19 storms
23 July 2020Many insurers had already reduced portfolio risks in view of expensive valuations and anticipated credit cycle concerns, with the events of 2020 enabling accelerated decision making to capitalise on market dislocations, Etienne Comon writes on the back of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's annual insurance asset management survey.