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ABI's Hugh Savill predicts Brexit 'papal schism' for Solvency II
20 October 2020The UK exit from the EU could lead to a rift in insurance regulation akin to the papal schism of the 1300s, delegates at the Insurance Asset Risk 2020 EMEA conference have heard. Vincent Huck reports
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Brexit blows hot and cold for insurers' outsourcing relationships
05 November 2019In the face of growing uncertainties around the date and terms of Brexit, underwriters with UK operations are leaning ever more heavily on their chosen asset managers for help, advice and expertise. David Walker reports
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Insurers get defensive in the face of Brexit fears
29 August 2019In the three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, the emotional pendulum has swung from hope to despair – regardless of where one stands on the issue – making fertile ground for comments. But what do the numbers say when looking at insurers' asset allocation in the years since the referendum? Vincent Huck reports.
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Creating a regulatory and policy environment that supports long-term insurance
14 June 2019At Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference UK and European insurers discuss the pressing regulatory issues challenging their investments. Compiled by David Walker
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Is it really a small world after all? Protectionism strikes back
21 March 2019Most insurers’ chief investment officers and asset managers have grown up investing during the long trend of beneficial globalisation. The trend was their friend. But as evidence of its unravelling builds, they are asking if the elastic is just stretching or about to snap back. Vincent Huck went in search of answers
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Aviva gets real on illiquid assets
16 October 2018Five months into Aviva Investors’ strategy to merge its real assets teams under one leadership, Mark Versey and Iain Forrester discuss the new strategy and how it fits with the firm’s approach to servicing third-party insurers. By Vincent Huck
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Insurers hear train coming
16 August 2018Europe's liberalisation move in the rail sector provides ample promises of returns for institutional investors such as insurers. Despite tailwinds from the legislators and regulators, investors still have to manage the complexity of such deals as well as the risks they incur to ultimately be on the right track. David Walker reports
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Illiquid credits tops insurers' asset class diversification plans
05 July 2018The audience of the Insurance Asset Risk EMEA conference answered a series of questions on their main concerns and investment strategies going forward. Vincent Huck reports on the findings
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Foresters Friendly ready to dump sterling assets to tackle Brexit
09 May 2018Corrado Pistarino, chief investment officer at Foresters Friendly, outlines his firm's risk management strategy if things deteriorate with Brexit and what asset managers need to do in order to win mandates from insurance clients. By Cintia Cheong
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A look back and forward
27 December 2017The current year was relatively benign for the insurance investment industry. But 2018 holds new challenges. What risks and what opportunities should investors be looking at in the coming year? Sarfraz Thind reports