Archive

  • MEAG appoints two CIOs and restructures alternatives business

    18 May 2020

    Munich Re's affiliate appoints heads of alternative assets and public markets investments

  • VIG invests in COVID-19-battling drug development company

    18 May 2020

    Sees a widening opportunity in healthcare sector for the future

  • Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19

    18 May 2020

    If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.

  • Japan Post Insurance faces 5.5% drop in investment income in FY19

    15 May 2020

    Decrease in total amount of assets blamed for fall

  • Dai-ichi reports ¥28.9bn drop in investment income

    15 May 2020

    Japanese insurer looks to increase allocation to credit, infrastructure and alternatives

  • Pandemic mortality damage on par with credit spreads widening 50bps for Axa

    15 May 2020

    But COVID-19 wreaks eight-fold more havoc on insurer's Solvency II ratio in Q1

  • Free webinar: the evolution of the general account

    15 May 2020

    Has COVID-19 exacerbated insurers' challenges?

  • Allianz's CRO: Calls for dividend payments suspension, "a knee-jerk reaction"

    14 May 2020

    Tom Wilson describes the request by some supervisors as a sort of abdication of responsibility

  • Zurich's diversification is its biggest asset

    14 May 2020

    CEO Mario Greco highlights insurers' conservative portfolio mix

  • Insurance investment losses to reach $96bn, Lloyd's says

    14 May 2020

    Total hit to industry could be $203bn