News

• Partner Re's equity-like investments leap in 2017 ahead of possible equity market fall

  14 March 2018

  Partner Re saw its investment results jump from $414m in 2016 to $720m last year, thanks to rising share markets and price increases as spreads in fixed income tightened.

• Axa IMRA makes first UK infrastructure equity investment

  14 March 2018

  Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has agreed to acquire 15% of Agility Trains West from John Laing, operator and developer of infrastructure projects, for approximately £230m ($321m).

• Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities

  13 March 2018

  Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio

• PIC invests £60m in City of London's philanthropy

  13 March 2018

  UK bulk annuity provider, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), has agreed a £60m ($83.4m), 50-year debt investment in the Mercers' Company, a livery company in the City of London.

• L&G completes Cala Homes purchase for £315m

  13 March 2018

  Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of UK insurer Legal & General, has completed its takeover of Scottish-based housebuilder Cala Homes in a deal worth £605m ($839m) in total.

• Nippon Life agrees 5% stake and partnership with Deutsche's asset management unit

  12 March 2018

  Japanese insurer Nippon Life is to take a 5% stake in Deutsche Bank's asset management business, DWS, that is due to be floated on 23 March.

• L&G boosts urban regeneration and clean energy with new hire

  12 March 2018

  Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of UK insurer Legal & General, has hired John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.

• Allianz Global Investors vice-chair to lead UK impact investment unit

  12 March 2018

  Prime minister Theresa May has asked the vice-chair of Allianz Global Investors Elizabeth Corley to lead an industry taskforce on impact investment in the UK.

• French insurers welcome EC sustainable investment proposals

  12 March 2018

  "FFA joins growing support for EC paper"

• Low scores in debt service for Dutch insurers

  09 March 2018

  Fitch Ratings has released its peer review analysis for the Netherlands' insurance industry, rating three of the most prominent insurance firms in the country.