Blackstone earned $450m in fees from four insurers last year
Expected to double this to $1bn in next five years, manager says
Expected to double this to $1bn in next five years, manager says
Strong capital position means investments should withstand market downturn, S&P says
Insurers have piled into equities and private assets on low rates—this could change, S&P says
Part of €13.5m capital raise by Swedish startup
NAIC's capital charges on risky assets will likely be revamped, Deloitte says
Blackstone's existing portfolio for Bermudian Harrington Re suggests a very active approach to origination and reallocation of GA
Brings Japanese life firm's total investment in Clive Cowdery's consolidator to $1.65bn
Rates and structures of fees Bermuda's insurers pay their chosen outsourcing partners revealed
Tikehau Capital, Open CNP, la Banque des Territoires and TIIN Capital taking part
Through InnovAllianz fund
Securing the benefits of around 2,700 retirees and deferred members
Through affiliated impact asset manager
Biggest appetite for private assets, Conning survey finds
Investment yields will climb to 3.3% this year following disappointing 2022
Debt limit was hit last week leading to threat of sovereign default
PRA recognises key lesson of crises - market has too many Joneses, and too few Mainwarings
Charlotte Gerken issued warning in publishing regulatory stress test results today
Bond raised $1bn and will invest in sustainable projects
Attracts $2.7bn into another secondaries fund as well
EIOPA reveals which countries' UL had the highest returns, volatility, and fees
US insurers have been among biggest investors in domestic munis
To finance development of power plant
To create new investment product for retirement savings program
Taking 20% share in NewCo
The 44,000 sqm site in Tetuán was bought by AXA in 2019
Diana Guzmán joins from the WEF
EIOPA study examined unit-linked, with-profits and hybrid products' 2021 performance
ICMIF publishes results of its yearly sustainable investment survey
Insurer now "benefitting tremendously" from rates rising
Succeeds retiring Jack Daniels
From financing social housing to helping the London School of Economics build sustainably, to UK trainline rolling stock, PIC is full-steam ahead on debt investments, as Elizabeth Cain, head of debt origination there, explains to David Walker
In the first in a series of perspectives for Insurance Asset Risk, Nick Silitch, CRO at Prudential Financial, draws on his experience of 40 years to give thoughts on where the global economy is—and where it is headed. Compiled by Sarfraz Thind
Europe's regulators are discussing almost doubling how far they allow the equities 'symmetric adjustment' to fluctuate. David Walker examines the implications for CIOs' capital consumption
Investing can take a steely nerve, but David Walker explores why it sometimes also requires true bravery
Guy Miller, chief market strategist at Zurich, discuss the insurer's 2023 outlook as the WEF publishes its annual global risk report. Interview by Vincent Huck
As French insurers venture 'off-piste' in their general accounts, David Walker examines if the 'black runs' of alternative asset classes will be simply exciting - or could break a leg or two
Insurance Asset Risk hears properties are being 'stranded' as much as fossil fuel firms
It has been a tough year for investors. Equities in particular have been jolted from one low to the next. So what can the markets expect from 2023? AllianzGI's global CIO for equities, Virginie Maisonneuve, gives her thoughts. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
EIOPA - and, separately, Insurance Risk Data - is helping practitioners to learn the latest about Europe's insurers, and their outsourcing preferences. By David Walker
Matthias Henny, group chief investment officer at Baloise Group discusses inflation and the investment opportunities going forward. Interview by Abbie Wood