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UK insurers could be forced to disclose climate risk by 2022

A UK parliamentary committee has called on government to act if regulators fail on implementing climate risk disclosures. While some witnesses highlighted to the committee the insurers' exposure to climate-related risk, some pointed out that thanks to Solvency II rules they might be ahead of the game. Michael Hurley and Vincent Huck report

Swiss Re US earnings face volatility from GAAP accounting change

Swiss Re has warned investors that new US accounting methods for equity and some alternative investments could lead to greater volatility in its US earnings when stock markets fluctuate.

IFRS 9 to "moderately increase" investment volatility

German life firms running out paper gains to finance reserves

Unrealised investment gains outweigh reserve requirements, for now…

Talanx realises gains to feed ZZR

Follows Allianz and Munich Re in harvesting investment asset gains to finance interest rate volatility buffer

Largest North American insurers grow asset books

MetLife, Prudential, Berkshire Hathaway and Manulife report material growth of total assets

US insurer ETF use to grow 86% in next five years, S&P predicts

Move to fixed income ETFs the next biggest trend, rating agency finds

MassMutual selects BNY's Eagle Investment Systems

Data management system will feed into a centralised reporting ecosystem

Investing where the wind blows

Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind expansion.

MetLife takes $3.2bn hit on derivatives hedging in Q4

Net investment income rose 4% compared to Q4 2015