Archive

  • Allianz part of consortium buying Porterbrook

    13 October 2014

    Porterbrook owns portfolio of UK rolling-stock leases

  • Latest ABS capital charge reduction still not enough to encourage insurer investment

    17 September 2014

    Market participants say the EC's new Solvency II proposals do not address the key issues

  • Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly

    27 August 2014

    Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves

  • Allianz focusing on infrastructure in low rate environment

    11 August 2014

    Diekmann highlights real assets as investment return drops 16%

  • Metlife purchases Beacon Street Tower Boston property for $561m

    28 July 2014

    Part of real estate joint venture with Norway sovereign wealth fund

  • Allianz takes majority stake in Italian shopping centre

    17 July 2014

    Buys retail property from CBRE Global Investors

  • Solvency II will boost infrastructure investment, says S&P

    07 July 2014

    Agency estimates $80bn annual insurer investment globally

  • Nippon Life invests in Allianz infrastructure fund

    02 July 2014

    Allianz targets £500m for new UK vehicle

  • Low interest rates spell earnings problems for EU life sector

    17 June 2014

    But situation not as dire as Japan in the 1990s says Bernstein

  • Allianz's solvency ratio drops as trialogue rules adopted

    14 May 2014

    Adding sovereign bond risk charge has 15-percentage point impact