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Comment: - World Title fight announced - for 'EIOPA versus Climate Change'
06 December 2022Distilling a fight for the planet's future, into 119 pages, clearly took some doing
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IRC EMEA 2022 ESG stream round up
01 December 2022Conference was held in London on 1 December
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Beware the unintended consequences of good intent
30 November 2022Panellists at Insurance Risk and Capital 2022 conference Bermuda have warned of the complexity of integrating climate change considerations in their business and the difficulty to communicate on those externally. Vincent Huck reports.
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How to bury a hatchet - Argo reveals its 'peace-plan' details struck with Voce Capital
28 November 2022In its latest annual financial statement, Argo Group revealed its managers were 'exploring all options' for the re/insurer's future, including M&A/sale. David Walker examines the background
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Regulatory and political risks are more dangerous than gloomy market outlook
23 November 2022Christoph Gisler, head of infrastructure equity and member of the executive committee at Swiss Life Asset Managers, discusses the outlook for markets and opportunities. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Zurich pivoting to unit-linked
21 November 2022Group CIO Stephan van Vliet discusses the group's move into unit-linked, Guy Miller, chief market strategist, provides a market outlook and Danielle Brassel, responsible investment analyst, highlights progress on sustainability. Interview by Vincent Huck
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US Midterm elections: gridlock is good for insurance investors
16 November 2022With US Congress in the hands of Democrats and the House likely to be won by Republicans it seems that gridlock prevails—to the relief of insurance investors. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Going with the floe - Nordic and Scandinavian CIOs' returns anything but glacial in 2021
14 November 2022While central and southern European CIOs were busy grinding out returns in tough markets, their Nordic and Scandinavian peers were flying, finds Dåvid Wälker
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Economic dark clouds, ushering a storm or a quick downpour?
10 November 2022Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Jean Haegeli discusses the reinsurer economic outlook and identifies some silver linings. Interview by Vincent Huck
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The Big Reveal - insurers demand look-through...but reply in kind
08 November 2022CIOs might require fund managers to 'show what they've got', to examine holdings and reduce various Solvency II capital charges - but increasingly transparency is working both ways, David Walker unearths
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- Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management
- Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey
- IAR Real Assets conference: "Solvency II UK reform is not a free lunch"
- News roundup: Insurance asset management
- On the merry-go-round of asset classes, with Generali Group's CIO Francesco Martorana
- Comment - How to find the alpha to omega of who runs investments at Chinese insurers
- Private debt at the forefront of insurers' continued advance into private markets
- Infrastructure is still a good investment for insurers looking for stability, but beware of nuanced risks
- Making real assets net-zero takes real scrutiny