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SBI Life backs Tokyo University, and trade in Africa, with sustainable bond investments
23 December 2024Japanese lifer announced the two separate investments this month
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Chart of the Week: The real-world effects of the media's pessimism about climate change
20 December 2024Academics find economic and financial repercussions from downbeat media covering global warming
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APAC Weekly - 'Rebalancing risk' of homeowners and insurers, in an era of climate change
17 December 2024During research into the growing problems of affordability and availability of home insurance in Australia, academics Julia Plass and Jens Zinn uncovered, and addressed, a notable asymmetry in 'who knows what' when it comes to climate-related risks.
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Nippon Life can manage risks of funded re after Resolution M&A, S&P Global Ratings predicts
16 December 2024But ratings agency expects parties to deal to watch regulatory developments closely
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Carlyle-owned asset manager scores massive win in outsourcing by Nippon Life
16 December 2024TCW could win mandate worth up to $3.3bn from lifer
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Sumitomo Life makes post-IPO investment in medical and nursing provider Eucalia
16 December 2024Insurer's JPY 1bn commitment was made through a government fund promoting early-stage investment
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Charts of the Year - How 2024 looked, in twelve charts
13 December 2024It was never a dull moment in 2024, including for our Chart of the Week column. This week we provide 12 new charts, which we feel summarise the 'key points' from the year just gone.
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APAC Weekly - Australia as a nation grappling with climate change, and insurance
10 December 2024Academics Julia Plass and Jens Zinn have researched Australia's changing landscape, as extreme weather makes insurance harder to get or, at least afford, so we asked them, 'What is to be done?'
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'Wild OATs' - Michel Barnier's €300bn headache for French CIOs
09 December 2024Sharp fluctuations hit OATs as French PM Michel Barnier resigns
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Chart of the Week - Lapse risk and where it emerged in Italy
06 December 2024IVASS asked lifers to "rethink" products after lapses hit 12-year peaks in 2023. We examine who might be thinking hardest