News

• Italian insurers have diversified away from local govvies, but asset risk rising

  03 August 2020

  Exposure to Italian govvies still high and constrains insurers' ratings, Fitch warns

• Hiscox hits lowest bond investment yields ever recorded

  03 August 2020

  Insurer restocked on risk assets in March and April

• Fitch revises outlook for Japan sovereign from stable to negative

  03 August 2020

  Impact on insurers marginal as Japanese firms already plagued with negative outlooks

• Few Lloyd's syndicates detail actions on climate change

  03 August 2020

  And most remain vague on the specifics

• Investments cause all of H1 solvency ratio hit at CNP Assurances

  03 August 2020

  Dividend distribution investment income fell by €283m

• A tenth of insurer investments in climate sensitive assets, says EIOPA

  31 July 2020

  10% of total investments by European insurers could be in sectors highly exposed to climate risk

• The Hartford Q2 investment income plunges 31%

  31 July 2020

  Caused by private equity and alternative investment losses

• Brit feels COVID-19 effects on investments with $120.3m loss

  31 July 2020

  Biggest hit came from equity and fund portfolios

• Swiss Re "dodged bullets" selling bonds in H1 before downgrades

  31 July 2020

  Firm's ESG benchmark beats traditional equities and credit indices in H1

• IAR survey: active versus passive

  31 July 2020

  Deadline Friday 14th august