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Beazley shores up portfolio with investment grade bonds
22 July 2016Divests 99% of ABS since the start of 2015
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Brexit credit spread widening biggest threat to UK insurer balance sheets
28 June 2016Spread widening and rating migration increasing pressure
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Massive increase in currency hedging cost as Brexit vote looms
20 June 2016Insurers face currency hedging hike with UK volatility near financial crisis highs
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Emerging market debt a logical extension for insurers
26 May 2016The key driver for investing in emerging markets is the search for additional yield, and the hard-currency version seems a better fit for insurers' portfolio. But beware of the sovereign risks associated to some countries. Benedicte Gravrand reports
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Standard Life Investments wins insurer mandates
23 May 2016Commitments from two mainland European insurers in year to date
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Axa may sell UK life and wealth units, Deutsche may sell Abbey Life - sources
14 April 2016Standard Life, L&G, Swiss Re, Phoenix said to be among the bidders
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Beazley dumped $366m ABS portfolio ahead of Solvency II
04 February 2016Specialty insurer promotes Stuart Simpson to chief investment officer
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IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation
03 February 2016When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Swiss Life REIM buys three Paris hotels
11 December 2015Acquired for upscale hotel fund
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Outsourced or in-house: the great asset management debate
26 November 2015In part 2 of this InsuranceERM/bfinance roundtable, participants discuss their approaches to managing assets in-house and using external asset managers