News

  • European lifers' liquidity risk manageable as surrender rates rise

    04 May 2023

    Fitch says sources of liquid funds and good ALM will protect sector

  • Comment - Time for Europe's lifers to 'talk tough' with their governments?

    04 May 2023

    Knowlingly or not, some of Europe's governments now have sovereigns able to compete with life policy promises

  • Gothaer ties staff-wide bonuses to climate goals

    04 May 2023

    Reducing portfolio emissions will be 10% of variable pay decisions

  • Attractive returns with policy guarantees "hardly possible" now in Germany, AXA Leben says

    04 May 2023

    Life unit continues tilt toward investment and part-guaranteed products

  • PGIM takes majority stake in private credit manager Deerpath Capital

    03 May 2023

    Intending to grow expertise in lower-middle market-sponsored space

  • Comment - Rome turns into life insurers' competitor, as BTP yields jump

    03 May 2023

    Moody's posited sovereign debt as one rival investment to local lifers' policy promises

  • Canada Life extends £148m REIT loan to back annuity book

    03 May 2023

    Loan will let LXi REIT refinance mixed-use UK regional commercial property portfolio

  • Arca Vita uses alternatives to replace eurozone sovereigns in 2022

    03 May 2023

    Widening BTP spreads led to "management actions" decreasing bond investments

  • Pension Insurance Corporation reveals lower MA assets in 2022

    03 May 2023

    Only cash and funds increased in volume in PIC's MA

  • Aviva unit puts some MA investments through full-letter downgrade

    03 May 2023

    Only property stress-tests do more damage to 2022 solvency ratio