News

• Folksam invests SEK 474m in domestic government's first green bond

  09 September 2020

  Follows fellow Swedish company Skandia's participation

• Bank of England warns of hit to sovereign debt from climate change

  09 September 2020

  Rule changes to encourage low-carbon life could also affect investments, UK central bank says

• Mapfre, Abante and Macquarie launch €200m infrastructure fund

  09 September 2020

  Spanish insurer is principal investor with initial contribution of €50m

• Germany's green bond issuance an opportunity for insurers, NN IP says

  08 September 2020

  Green yield curve and liquidity characteristics of the bond will be beneficial for insurers

• US insurers' alternative assets escape COVID-19 downturn

  08 September 2020

  Hedge funds, private equity and real estate assets present liquidity challenges, says NAIC

• IAIS consult on capital treatment of infra and strategic equity investments

  08 September 2020

  As part of work on the Insurance Capital Standard

• Focus on underwriting activity to tackle profitability issues, Swiss Re tells insurers

  08 September 2020

  Because reinsurer sees little hope for help from investments in a lower-for-longer rate environment

• ESG investing, a fair-weather practice?

  08 September 2020

  As insurers tried to navigate H1 turbulences sustainability consideration dropped out the pecking order, IAR's research finds.

• COVID-19 first sustainability crisis of 21st century, Pimco says

  07 September 2020

  Pandemic could act as springboard to more sustainable investing

• Apollo-led consortium closes $5.5bn Abu Dhabi real estate deal

  07 September 2020

  Transaction placed entirely with insurers and pension funds including Athene