11 February 2026

Results at insurance industry's 'Fabulous Five' PE backers take off

Analysis

09 February 2026

Safe haven in catastrophe? How cat bonds and ILS can be good investments for life insurers

IAR speaks with Sidney Rostan, head of insurance-linked securities at Scor Investment Partners about the ups and downs of cat bond investing
04 February 2026

Investing in the US renewables market this year? It will pay to think niche

Generali's Infranity is aiming to invest €600m in US renewables in the coming years, despite the White House's current anti-green stance
02 February 2026

Geopolitical hotseat: The same pace of drama can't continue for rest of year, Conning CIO says

Long-term fiscal position of the US a problem as debt level unsustainable
28 January 2026

It's still early innings for Alt IM-owned insurers - what's their play?

Fitch Ratings warns of "elevated losses" if the credit cycle turns and discusses "esoteric" investments
26 January 2026

Something rotten in the state of US debt - Danes 'dump Trump'

Mercurial politics, Fed independence and sheer indebtedness all play roles for Danish and Swedish CIOs ditching US debt
21 January 2026

'Life re'- Europe's €560bn booming business

As funded reinsurance of life liabilities takes off, analysis reveals the enormous extent of 'life re' since Solvency II began

News

  • Nuveen to buy Schroders in £9.9bn deal creating one of world's biggest fund managers

    13 February 2026

  • APAC insurers expect surge in M&A over next three years

    13 February 2026

  • Chart of the Week - CVC concludes happy reporting season, for PE houses owning insurers

    13 February 2026

  • CVC reveals extent of capital raisings from insurance industry in 2025

    13 February 2026

  • Brookfield details liquidity split of fresh insurance flows to self-originated funds

    13 February 2026

  • AllianzGI makes €1bn third close on infra credit fund

    12 February 2026

  • Liberty Mutual Investments forms investment partnership with private markets business

    12 February 2026

  • Life insurers should carry out more stress tests amidst turn to complex assets, SOA recommends

    12 February 2026

  • Hong Kong reveals cut risk charges for some infrastructure, green bonds and 100% for crypto

    12 February 2026

  • Cathay Life commits €25m to fund of European mid-market firm Inflexion PE Partners

    12 February 2026

  • Fubon Life makes further investments in manager backed by Sweden's Wallenberg family

    12 February 2026

  • Funded reinsurer RGA emphasises commitment to outsourcing

    12 February 2026

  • Watch out for US risk asset demand, Coverys' CIO warns

    12 February 2026

  • Varma restructures Finnish resi portfolio in €900m deal

    11 February 2026

  • Aviva Investors announces tokenisation partnership with Ripple

    11 February 2026

  • M&G completes £235m BPA deal

    11 February 2026

  • Apollo names Standard Chartered CFO as its EMEA head

    11 February 2026

  • Dai-ichi Life-led fund takes stake in Japan logistics facility

    11 February 2026

  • Schroders and Apollo form partnership for public/private investment solutions

    11 February 2026

  • PIC completes £155m buy-in with Vistry pension schemes

    11 February 2026

  • Residential private credit increases risk profile for US lifers, Moody's says

    10 February 2026

  • Rothesay completes £240m buy-in for KLM pension scheme

    10 February 2026

  • Apollo emphasises $24bn defensive positioning and low software exposure at Athene

    10 February 2026

  • APAC Weekly - Why China leads the US and EU in infra build-out, according to China Life AM

    10 February 2026

  • China Life AM backs securitised revenue rights and green ABS, in infra push

    09 February 2026

  • Just Group completes £16m full scheme buy-in with Argent Group Europe Pension Scheme

    09 February 2026

  • MEAG backs GD Towers' €2.5bn private placement

    09 February 2026

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Events

25 February 2026, 8:00 AM

Investing in Private Markets Conference 2026

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  5. APAC Weekly - Why China leads the US and EU in infra build-out, according to China Life AM
  6. Standard Life completes £700m BPA deal with Deloitte UK DB pension scheme
  7. Brookfield AM reveals insights into insurance business, Just M&A, and fee rates
  8. Aviva Investors announces tokenisation partnership with Ripple
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  10. Schroders and Apollo form partnership for public/private investment solutions

Spotlight: Outlook for 2026

Insurance Outlook 2026: Innovation at the Helm

As we close out 2025, the insurance landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Creative solutions and tools will be critical for investors in the year ahead.
05 January 2026

Welcome back from the Christmas that changed everything

The risk of an AI bubble seemed to be dominating insurers thoughts coming in 2026, but then Christmas happened
09 December 2025

Chart of the week: a year in review

12 charts, one for each of 2025's months
08 December 2025

Insurers hopeful Solvency II LTE reform will unlock €100bn RE opportunity

Lifted hurdles to the LTE module could make listed RE more attractive for insurers.

Insurance Investment Outsourcing Trends

01 January 2026

Outsourcing RT series: Part III, Outsourcing and private markets assets - a new world for outsourcing?

Insurers explore the potential impact of insurance CIOs increased appetite for non-mainstream, manager-originated assets, on the outsourcing agreements
25 December 2025

Outsourcing RT series: Part II, structuring the modern outsourcing deal: insurers expectation

Insurers examine how, together with their asset managers, they are now structuring outsourcing arrangements
18 December 2025

Outsourcing roundtable series: Part I, Does the traditional 'mandate model' has a future?

Insurers explore how regulation, private assets and ESG are reshaping outsourcing today and in the decade ahead.
28 November 2025

Chart of the Week - The rise and rise of (small) insurers investing in private assets

Analysis by Insurance Risk Data shows it is not just Europe's life juggernauts sourcing private assets....

Focus on Asia Pacific

More on Asia Pacific
15 January 2026

Outsourcing RT series: Part IV, The future for outsourcing

Insurers give an insight into the primary ways they expect the practice of outsourcing, and the nature of relationships of manager to CIO will change

  • APAC insurers expect surge in M&A over next three years

  • Hong Kong reveals cut risk charges for some infrastructure, green bonds and 100% for crypto

  • Cathay Life commits €25m to fund of European mid-market firm Inflexion PE Partners

  • Fubon Life makes further investments in manager backed by Sweden's Wallenberg family

  • Apollo names Standard Chartered CFO as its EMEA head

  • Dai-ichi Life-led fund takes stake in Japan logistics facility

  • APAC Weekly - Why China leads the US and EU in infra build-out, according to China Life AM

  • China Life AM backs securitised revenue rights and green ABS, in infra push

  • APAC insurers expect surge in M&A over next three years

  • Hong Kong reveals cut risk charges for some infrastructure, green bonds and 100% for crypto

  • Cathay Life commits €25m to fund of European mid-market firm Inflexion PE Partners

  • Fubon Life makes further investments in manager backed by Sweden's Wallenberg family

Outsourcing

  • CVC reveals extent of capital raisings from insurance industry in 2025

  • Cathay Life commits €25m to fund of European mid-market firm Inflexion PE Partners

  • Fubon Life makes further investments in manager backed by Sweden's Wallenberg family

  • Funded reinsurer RGA emphasises commitment to outsourcing

People

  • Watch out for US risk asset demand, Coverys' CIO warns

  • Apollo names Standard Chartered CFO as its EMEA head

  • Prudential Life Insurance halts sales to address staff misconduct scandal

  • L&G's Proprium acquires BC Partners' real estate business

Regulation

  • Chart of the Week - CVC concludes happy reporting season, for PE houses owning insurers

  • Hong Kong reveals cut risk charges for some infrastructure, green bonds and 100% for crypto

  • Comment: Will Europe's regulators ultimately 'eavesdrop' on PE meetings about insurance M&A?

  • EIOPA suggests regulators access PE meeting minutes as ownership model grows

Systems/Data

  • Generali Deutschland selects Clearwater Analytics to help scale €40bn unit-linked fund business

  • Insurance Asset Risk survey: US debt levels - should CIOs be worried?

  • Chart of the Week - German men: Do not read this article!

  • Chart of the week: can PE tame the insurance beast?