13 August 2025

SFCR 2025 - France's CIOs return to 'core values' as fixed income shines

Analysis

11 August 2025

Every bonus has its onus

What surprises does Autumn hold for US insurers?
07 August 2025

Secret strategist: UK gov lacks "concrete" answers for encouraging investment

In the wake of the 'Leeds Reforms' and the chancellor's Mansion House speech, a strategist at a European insurer tells Josh Adcock the tone is encouraging but the detail is missing
06 August 2025

Was last week the week that stalled the US economy? Insurers react to latest Fed moves

The Fed opted to hold rates last week, but the next day a worse-than-expected jobs report rocked US confidence
04 August 2025

Insurers say EU and UK solvency reforms are too timid

Has the PRA been "ludicrously slow" to adapt to growing insurer demand for private and productive assets, and is the European Commission following suit?

News

  • L&G predicts 50% growth in US buy-in transactions this year

    15 August 2025

  • PGIM provides $24m loan to Texas residential development

    15 August 2025

  • MEAG forestry equity fund makes second acquisition

    15 August 2025

  • COTW: The CIO's pivotal role in the insurance industry's 'balance sheet strength'

    15 August 2025

  • Hannover Re realised between €60 and €70m losses on bond portfolio in H1

    14 August 2025

  • Manulife IM closes deal on 50,000 acres of Louisiana timberland

    14 August 2025

  • Nuveen completes $1.3bn close on energy infra strategy

    14 August 2025

  • Suncorp planning move into infrastructure, property and structured credit

    14 August 2025

  • Alternative asset manager fees nearly wipe out alts gains at IAG

    14 August 2025

  • Schroders expands value investments team

    13 August 2025

  • M&G-owned responsAbility backs €130m funding round for Turkish leasing firm

    13 August 2025

  • Just Group completes £23m pension buy-in

    13 August 2025

  • PIC signs £36m buy-in with the Helaba (London) Pension and Life Assurance Plan

    13 August 2025

  • Nippon Life develops nature finance framework

    12 August 2025

  • Cosmos expands equity portfolio by 98.472%

    12 August 2025

  • APAC Weekly - State-backed re/insurers get closer to customers as climate change looms

    12 August 2025

  • Just Group makes £20m investment in M6 motorway in UK

    12 August 2025

  • L&G completes £7.2m buy-in with the WCF Ltd Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme

    12 August 2025

Market Insight

What is a CLO?

CLOs provide an efficient, scalable way of investing in floating-rate loans while offering structural protection that has historically performed well through multiple credit cycles.

Event

17 September 2025, 8:45 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2025

The original CROs and CIOs hub for the insurance industry
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  1. Nippon Life develops nature finance framework
  2. SFCR 2025 - France's CIOs return to 'core values' as fixed income shines
  3. Schroders expands value investments team
  4. Just Group completes £23m pension buy-in
  5. Aviva Investors hires head of private credit from parent firm
  6. Manulife IM closes deal on 50,000 acres of Louisiana timberland
  7. L&G completes £7.2m buy-in with the WCF Ltd Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme
  8. M&G-owned responsAbility backs €130m funding round for Turkish leasing firm
  9. Aviva Investors appoints Schroders alumnus to lead relationship with Aviva
  10. Hannover Re realised between €60 and €70m losses on bond portfolio in H1

Spotlight: Responsible Investing 2025

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Behind the scenes: Inside L&G's unique investment in Togo

Insurers seen as prime candidates for development banks looking to broaden their investment bases
18 June 2025

Has impact investing taken a hit?

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05 June 2025

In defence of defence investments

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02 June 2025

ESG fund outflows: a positive sustainability story

If recent media reports are to be believed, investors are legging it out of ESG and sustainable funds as the topic has now become toxic in the current political environment.

Focus on Asia Pacific

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Direct lending - the view from Europe

M&G's co-head of private credit origination gives an overview of its growth plans in Europe and where it's found its niche

  • Suncorp planning move into infrastructure, property and structured credit

  • Alternative asset manager fees nearly wipe out alts gains at IAG

  • Nippon Life develops nature finance framework

  • APAC Weekly - State-backed re/insurers get closer to customers as climate change looms

  • FX blows heavy tailwind at QBE's half-year investment result

  • PGIM's senior loan fund reaches $4.2bn final close

  • M&G Real Estate makes first Korean resi investment

  • APAC Weekly - South Korea's life industry joins APAC's buyers in overseas M&A

  • Sompo Holdings launches unit for growth investments and venture capital

  • Japan Post Insurance Invests $2bn in Global Atlantic vehicle

  • APAC Weekly - Japan and its insurers prepare for 'The Big One'

  • Axa IM Alts acquires first Tokyo retail asset

Outsourcing

  • Manulife IM closes deal on 50,000 acres of Louisiana timberland

  • La Mutuelle Generale undertakes major GA reshuffle as CNP tie-up takes effect

  • Voya IM spies opportunity in space, as Trump/Musk's once-stellar friendship crashes to earth

  • BlackRock fund look-through wins SCR breathing room for LV insurer

People

  • Schroders expands value investments team

  • Aviva Investors hires head of private credit from parent firm

  • Aviva Investors appoints Schroders alumnus to lead relationship with Aviva

  • M&G Investments appoints director of asset management operations

Regulation

  • SFCR 2025 - France's CIOs return to 'core values' as fixed income shines

  • Cosmos expands equity portfolio by 98.472%

  • Secret strategist: UK gov lacks "concrete" answers for encouraging investment

  • Gibraltar underwriter reveals debt default and trim to illiquid assets

Systems/Data

  • PGIM launches real assets AI academy in Abu Dhabi

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2025 - North Americas

  • NAIC speaks out against planned moratorium on AI regulation

  • IAR EMEA 2025: Private credit RE lending getting more interesting, but market not fully repaired yet