Survey shows German insurers’ lacklustre commitment to sustainability
13% of underwriters considered making positive, progressive investments, barely one-quarter the proportion (49%) of those that simply avoid undesirable investments
13% of underwriters considered making positive, progressive investments, barely one-quarter the proportion (49%) of those that simply avoid undesirable investments
As part of the insurer’s asset manager fixed income strategy
Insurer blames rising US and UK interest rates, market volatility and widening credit spreads
Due to US treasuries sale leads
Investors should look for smaller, niche sectors, Willis Towers Watson advises
Signatories including insurers' asset managers criticise certification body for being a step behind current corporate policy commitments
Insurers can now invest up to 1% of their net assets in entrepreneurial projects
Taskforce tells the Treasury and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in interim feedback report
Deal includes project bonds worth and privately placed equity investment with the Munich Re group
Increase in assets under management strengthens the country’s position as Asia’s financial hub
Smaller insurers earned higher returns from underwriting activities, but earned lower returns from investment and suffered greater losses.
German insurer cuts profit-taking, and ZZR contribution by 69%, ahead of expected law change
Deal on OppenheimerFunds could be worth more than $5bn
But hasn’t materially deteriorated insurers’ underlying risk profile, according to Moody’s
Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk
Investment result increase by 16%