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  • UnipolSai reveals 'exotic' and somewhat luxurious investments

    22 August 2023

    Italian's GA complements rivals' stakes in art, maritime loans, holiday homes and "a Danish ship"

  • Are 'collectibles' and artworks good for general accounts? Two insurers frame their arguments

    04 October 2022

    From gold to holiday homes, Europe's insurers searched far and wide for yield in 2021

  • CIOs buy into fine art and mountain retreats for general accounts

    19 July 2021

    If sovereign bonds disappoint, a holiday home might not

  • The days of an easy life for European non-life investment teams are over

    30 September 2019

    As many non-life insurers come to rely on their investment performance for an ever greater slice of their total profits, or to make up for underwriting losses, investment teams are looking at new asset classes with the help of external managers. Far greater transparency about the insurers' business practices is offering a unique glimpse into what they want and to whom they outsource this key task. David Walker reports