NN Group extends new investment restrictions to conventional oil and gas companies
Signalling potential for divestment from existing investee companies showing lack of progress
Signalling potential for divestment from existing investee companies showing lack of progress
Recession is "bubbling under," according to head of structured products
Who will report into the head of asset management
Former Lloyd's CEO says lifers can sometimes be nervous to ask customers what products they want
Deterioration in solvency ratios decelerates
Insurance actuaries are having to rethink what 'sex' means, as a differentiator for pricing policies
Insurer will allocate $25bn to Franklin Templeton as part of deal
Highlighting parallel investment in real estate equity as a "differentiator" for the firm
Treasury does not have to default for US to be downgraded, says chief rating officer
Industry's $600bn commercial mortgage loan holdings most at risk from market crash
Who will lead on the relationship with parent company Allianz
Cindy Beaulieu named CIO of Conning North America
Complexity premium is the new vogue term for insurers, says Nuveen
Amidst underwhelming China mainland results, with total revenue declining 5.9% year-on-year
International Congress of Actuaries discusses climate scenarios, inter-disciplinary work and portfolio risk management
Simonetta Spavieri, senior engagement analyst at Royal London Asset Management, speaks to Josh Adcock about wins and challenges of engaging with energy company SSE on its just transition report
Investi Fund was launched by Innocap and Finance Montréal
James Turner, who resigned today, to be replaced by Ben Bulmer
Sid Sankaran will join from Oscar Health
Eschewing climate leaders and looking to engage with companies in climate-critical sectors
Francois de Varenne acted as interim CEO for Q1 2023
Insurers invested in fund which has suffered from office downturn
Actuaries warn of "moving away from the strict actuarial approach" as climate change looms
Two "mega" insurers exited all equities which contributed to decline, S&P Dow Jones finds
Of which CDPQ has been a long-term investor
But careful selection needs to be uppermost for investors
As debt holdings devalued in 2022, so did insurers' Solvency II funds, and ratios
To improve ESG-information sharing mechanisms
Stating current analysis focused more on transition risk and lacked necessary nuance to understand localised and asset-specific risk
MetLife signed deal to reinsure annuities with Global Atlantic
Europe's CIOs are being challenged as never before to get investment and regulatory trade-offs right in portfolios. David Walker finds a tool built to help
Whether they love them or hate them, Europe's CIOs hold shares, directly and in funds they came to about one-fifth of their GAs in Q3 2023. Appreciating or reviling the exposure may rather depend on the year, David Walker reports
While European CIOs welcomed debt yields heating up again in 2022, for Italians BTPs underwent a truly combustible expansion, David Walker finds
US climate change politics have hit a turning point. What started off as mild disgruntlement against woke investing now looks to have turned into an all-out war by right-leaning states against climate siders. It is enough to make the head spin. Sarfraz Thind reports
Grubby politics are again featuring as the spoiler for financial market equilibrium. The US debt ceiling standoff seems to be an annual affair—but this one looks a lot more serious than those in the past. Sarfraz Thind reports
Some insurers faced triple-digit hikes in interest rates SCRs as equities and spread risks dramatically gave way, David Walker reports
In the third and final part of this series, chief investment officer Olivier Guigné discusses the French insurer's approach to sustainability investing and why biodiversity needs to become an economic necessity. Interview by Vincent Huck
Markets may have dived as rates, geopolitical tension and inflation rocketed, but Scandinavian and Nordic insurers' faith in equities was not always misplaced. David Walker reports
In the second of this three-part interview, chief investment officer Olivier Guigné discusses the current investment landscape for insurers, and where CNP Assurances sees opportunities going froward. Interview by Vincent Huck
Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's real asset conference 2023 debunk the idea of a 'greenium' and praise a widening of the real asset sustainability investment universe. Josh Adcock reports.