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Comment - Enter the dragon? Will Hong Kong's CIOs be persuaded, or compelled, to invest in China?

Hong Kong's insurers must meet claims/promises, but are being told they should support the Mainland's economy, too

Mainland China turns Hong Kong insurers green - with desire

As the world's second-largest economy pledges to become net-zero by 2060, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority's annual conference heard $1trn of green investing opportunities lie just across the border. David Walker reports

Hong Kong's regulator foresees surge in unit-linked sales

Due to forthcoming risk-based capital rules

French life insurers report record unit-linked premiums

First nine months of 2021 beat all of 2020

New York Life Investments launches three ETFs

Aligned with the mission of non-profit leaders

Natixis provides $51.5m to refinance FedEx headquarters

French industry labels EIOPA's SII proposal "disputable"

In terms of "efficiency, need and impact"

The low rate crunch

You can't get away from low rates if you are an insurer. But how bad is the low rate environment for the industry? Well the devil's in the detail as Sarfraz Thind finds out.

Comment: the 'Brexit elephant' in the room for the Solvency II review

The EU and the UK are busily looking closely at their insurance regulations, but will they see eye to eye on competitiveness?

French life firms could lose 41 points under EIOPA's SII proposals, FFA president says

Lustman tells French MPs an amended interest risk module alone could slash 37 points