Archive

  • Axa IMRA confirms €80m Barcelona hotel and central London development

    21 June 2017

    Manager outlines vision for 'TwentyTwo' development – formerly The Pinnacle under Saudi ownership

  • Aviva offloads over £1bn bonds and shares in tobacco firms

    21 June 2017

    Joins Scor and Axa's drive to limit investment, citing threat to public health

  • Allianz CIO targets long duration and diversification amid heightened systemic risks

    20 June 2017

    Gathering risks cause for watchfulness, says Andreas Gruber

  • UK interest rate hike curbed by 'mixed signals and inflationary pressures'

    20 June 2017

    The economy's reaction to "the reality of Brexit negotiations" is a factor in setting policy rate, according to BoE governor Mark Carney

  • Zurich analyst warns investors about green bond standards

    19 June 2017

    Swiss insurer uses a satellite approach to ensure in-house and external managers are on same page

  • Market risk accounts for almost half of German non-life sector's SCR

    16 June 2017

    Exclusive analysis by Insurance Risk Data shows the German life sector is not alone in facing investment challenges

  • Political risk stifles infrastructure investment

    15 June 2017

    Insurers remain wary of policymakers changing the goalposts, while building in-house origination capabilities can help capture the illiquidity premium, practitioners say

  • Issues around investment data disappoint insurers and regulators alike

    14 June 2017

    Eiopa expresses surprise at quality of data on mainstream investments

  • PRA proposes half-yearly reporting of sensitivities under Solvency II

    13 June 2017

    Affects solo UK entities with material market risk exposures

  • Industry surprised by regulators' lack of knowledge about private debt

    13 June 2017

    But practitioners say underwriters need to familiarise themselves, too