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  • Looking for a home for natural capital in insurers' investment portfolios

    12 March 2024

    Understanding new risks, a lack of asset managers able to service these types of investments at scale, and the question of where to include natural capital in the SAA are the hurdles insurers need to overcome, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich Insurance Group, explains

  • S&P Global voices concerns at some APAC insurers' property exposures

    12 March 2024

    Exposures of some Chinese insurers raise questions, but Japan, Taiwan and South Korea cause less worry

  • Comment - How Japan's insurers are making some very 'long-term investments', in society

    12 March 2024

    It seems few insurance industries are as committed to their societies in times of natcats, as Japan's

  • KB Life puts SKR 40bn into asset affiliate

    12 March 2024

    After the cash injection KBLI now owns 7m shares in KBLP

  • Fokoku Life Mutual invests JPY 4.9bn in sustainable development bond

    12 March 2024

    Bond from Inter-American Development Bank for health and employment of Central American women

  • Integrated report companies top 1,000 in Japan

    11 March 2024

    MS&AD 's latest InterRisk report discussed three major awards for integrated reporting

  • Meiji Yasuda AM widens chief portfolio manager's remit

    11 March 2024

    Suga Yasuhiro now also in charge of equity management, responsible investment, fixed income

  • Great Eastern's investments drives27% uptick in profits

    11 March 2024

    But insurance sales slowed due to better investing climate

  • Mutual gain - how the worlds of 'alts' and insurers can benefit both parties

    11 March 2024

    CIOs have not relinquished alternative investments as interest rates rose, leading David Walker to sit down with Max Davies, director, APAC Insurance, at Man Group, to discuss how 'alts' can dovetail with an insurer's needs

  • Dai-ichi Life makes two impact investments in medical sector

    08 March 2024

    Worth a combined $6m