Archive

  • Berkley expects $120m pre-tax gain on property sale

    07 July 2017

    US P&C re/insurer will complete the sale of Washington D.C. property in the third quarter

  • M&G wins UK broadband infrastructure mandate

    05 July 2017

    Prudential's unlisted equity investment business will launch a platform to invest in full fibre broadband in the UK

  • Vaudoise establishes asset management holding company

    04 July 2017

    Acquisitions of local Swiss manager Berninvest AG and Dr. Meyer Asset Management completed

  • Deutsche Bank poaches insurance investment banking chief from Morgan Stanley

    21 June 2017

    Meir Lewis joins the firm's New York office

  • The continued lure of equity

    26 May 2017

    Solvency II has punished equity investment with its 39% capital charge. But the SCR restrictions are bringing out a plethora of equity structures designed to appeal to insurers with lower volatility and capital charges. Is this enough to attract new investors? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • L&G bolsters in-house property development team

    18 May 2017

    Construction and supply chain talents recruited for L&G Capital's residential property team

  • Investment returns exceed expectations as Beazley tilts to corporate debt

    11 May 2017

    Lloyd's specialist insurer reduces sovereign exposure and increases weighted average duration

  • QBE issues green bonds to buy green bonds

    21 April 2017

    Becomes first global insurer to launch green bond

  • Lloyd's syndicates slide down credit spectrum to boost returns

    12 April 2017

    Reduced exposure to sovereign and AAA-rated bonds

  • Baloise hires two property experts from independent asset managers

    06 April 2017

    Appointments to help Swiss insurer expand sales of investment products