Analysis

  • Was last week the week that stalled the US economy? Insurers react to latest Fed moves

    06 August 2025

    The Fed opted to hold rates last week, but the next day a worse-than-expected jobs report rocked US confidence

  • Insurers say EU and UK solvency reforms are too timid

    04 August 2025

    Has the PRA been "ludicrously slow" to adapt to growing insurer demand for private and productive assets, and is the European Commission following suit?

  • Direct lending - the view from Europe

    30 July 2025

    M&G's co-head of private credit origination gives an overview of its growth plans in Europe and where it's found its niche

  • Please sir, we want some more... support to invest in UK productive assets

    28 July 2025

    ABI and Investment Delivery Forum call for more support amidst update against £100bn ten-year investment goal - despite PRA saying they have all they need

  • Private markets are not just for the largest insurers

    23 July 2025

    Small to mid-size insurers have grown their investments in private markets since 2019, Conning finds

  • Insurers to invest in footballers' legs?

    21 July 2025

    The best opportunities for insurers in private markets right now, from ABF and CRE to Lacrosse.

  • Purpose built student accommodation: Smart bet or long-term risk?

    16 July 2025

    More and more UK insurers and their asset managers are investing in PBSA, but reports from the US suggest the market can be a distinctly mixed bag

  • What does innovative investment look like in the next few years?

    14 July 2025

    Increasing interest in structures making use of 'highly predictable cashflows' element of Solvency UK's MA, Aviva says at Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2025 conference

  • SFCR 2025 - Northern exposure is not all about general account equities

    09 July 2025

    Scandinavian and Nordic insurers find voice in SFCRs to sing praises for their alternative holdings. David Walker listened in

  • APAC Weekly: US exceptionalism is dented, but what is next?

    08 July 2025

    Asian insurers ponder the place of gold in insurance investment portfolios