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Mitsui Sumitomo pulls out of Sinatay Life
28 December 2016Japanese insurer said to be at odds with Sinatay's real estate investment plans
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China regulator to tighten equity investment rules
23 December 2016CIRC move follows bans for some fast-trading insurers
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New rules to prompt US asset reshuffle
22 December 2016US insurance is on a collision course with one of its biggest risk capital changes in years. It is a significant change for the long-term asset allocation strategy of US insurers and could herald a reshuffle in the fixed income portfolio. Sarfraz Thind reports.
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PRA steps up intervention on repackaged MA assets
16 December 2016Concerns that firms may overestimate MA benefit for equity release mortgage securitisations
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What are the ESG alternatives to renewables and divestment?
14 December 2016Hot on the heels of the FSB's guide to incorporating climate risks in investment decisions, Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps examines some of the alternative strategies being executed by insurers to reduce their exposures to risks stemming from climate change.
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Insurers back FSB's climate risk reporting recommendations
14 December 2016Disclosure should be mandatory, says Aviva's chief executive
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Dutch mortgages a €100bn opportunity for insurance sector
14 December 2016Industry will need more non-core investments to boost returns, regulator says
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Investing in a changing climate
12 December 2016The response by insurers' investment operations to climate change has been branded embarrassing. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps investigates what the industry can do on the asset side of the balance sheet to mitigate climate change risks in the first of a two-part analysis.
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Invest in resilience to sustain market penetration, says report
08 December 2016Industry warned that risks brought on by climate change could become uninsurable
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Raising the stakes in fund management
07 December 2016Insurer-affiliated managers are punching above their weight in a competitive market, taking more than one-third of all fund managers' new business in the first three quarters. David Walker examines the evolving relationship between insurer-parents, affiliates and independent managers.