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  • Unipol posts 3.8% investment return as interest rates rise

    19 February 2024

    Higher rates also spurring plans for significant structural change at Italian group

  • Hong Kong regulator warns of risks of life policy-backed lending

    19 February 2024

    'Premium financing' was popular, and easier, when interest rates were low, IA notes

  • Swiss Re 2023 investment results buoyed by interest rates

    16 February 2024

    Reinsurer's overall net income shot up to $3.2bn in 2023, compared to $472m in 2022

  • Munich Re's forestry investments were born well before net-zero commitments

    16 February 2024

    Steady and stable forestry assets can act as bulwark against portfolio instability, MEAG says

  • Dai-ichi Life participates in Japan climate transition bond

    16 February 2024

    Bond raises JPY 800bn ($5.3bn)

  • Infranity's flagship infrastructure funds reach €2bn final close

    16 February 2024

    Funds are already being invested, with 25 deals completed so far

  • Investment income rockets at QBE while some underwriting misfires

    16 February 2024

    Net investment income produced 141% better result in 2023 at Australian group

  • CDPQ snaps up majority stake in Japanese solar project

    16 February 2024

    Deal is part of Canadian investor's ongoing partnership with Shizen Energy

  • IAG alternatives disgorge income to rival equity holdings in December half-year

    16 February 2024

    Australian insurer reveals devaluation of ventures fund from June to December

  • Chart of the Week: EM sustainability govvies issuance doubled in 2023

    16 February 2024

    But DM issuance still far outgrows EMs who "need it the most" - and the investment case for insurers is not obvious, a head of RI tells Insurance Asset Risk