Archive

  • Arch Capital's M&A with Allianz pay it $20m investment income in Q3

    15 November 2024

    Arch bought policy books out of AGCS in August

  • Chart of the Week - Outsourcing by Bermudian re/insurers

    16 August 2024

    Bermuda re/insurers seek a lot of expert help from independent asset managers

  • Arch Capital delivers 'mixed messages' about external outsourcing in 2023

    14 August 2024

    Returns undershot complex benchmark in 2023, but beat it the year before

  • Axa IM Alts backs preterm birth reduction tech firm

    18 July 2024

    Investing $14m in Novocuff as part of Series A funding round

  • Aviva completes buy-in with John Turner Construction Group

    09 May 2024

    Deal completed via insurer's Clarity service targeting smaller pension schemes

  • Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets

    08 May 2024

    Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved

  • CIOs act further on climate investing in 2023, as Nat Cats give underwriters a 'breather'

    02 May 2024

    In severe 'Nat Cat years' before 2023, CIOs at Lloyd's acted as 'cash registers', disgorging cash to meet steep property claims. Last year, a 'break in the weather' let them 'take stock', and many seized that 'down-time' to progress climate-investing with managers and funds

  • "Bonds are back" - Goldilocks appears for Lloyd's syndicates' fixed income holdings

    18 April 2024

    Not a big bad bear was in sight when syndicates published annual reports in March, but many warned of elevated geopolitical instability risks

  • Arch Insurance acquires Allianz US MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses in $1.8bn deal

    08 April 2024

    Capital required to support the business estimated at $1.4bn

  • Aviva seals £45m buy-in with Robertson Research Group

    28 March 2024

    Scheme overcomes liquidity issues to complete deal