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Northern exposure - equities bestow mixed blessings on Nordic/Scandinavian insurers in 2022
15 May 2023Markets may have dived as rates, geopolitical tension and inflation rocketed, but Scandinavian and Nordic insurers' faith in equities was not always misplaced. David Walker reports
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Case study: Gjensidige applies basic economics to net-zero
01 February 2023Norwegian insurer Gjensidige has been running an experimental portfolio attempting to reach carbon price neutrality. Their former CIO, now chairman of Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring, and one of their investment analysts discuss the initial findings. Interview by Vincent Huck
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The Big Reveal - insurers demand look-through...but reply in kind
08 November 2022CIOs might require fund managers to 'show what they've got', to examine holdings and reduce various Solvency II capital charges - but increasingly transparency is working both ways, David Walker unearths
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Gjensidige considers selling part-stake in property manager
27 October 2021Norwegian outsources real estate investing to Oslo Areal and property funds
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IAR EMEA: Central bank intervention - a necessary evil?
18 October 2021'Necessary but not for everyone, and beware the addiction' panellists warn
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Gjensidige suffers NOK 382m H1 investment hit, despite overall positive result
14 July 2020Largest losses came from high yield bonds and equity funds
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Insurers report $8.7bn investment losses in COVID-19 infected Q1
04 May 2020Reported damage still coming as many European, US insurers expected to report this month
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Gjensidige investment returns suffer NOK 1.5bn hit in Q1
22 April 2020Worst quarterly loss in decade as private and public equities slump
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Shareholders brace for dividend cuts that gave them €25.5bn last year
07 April 2020Europe's most generous payers mainly vow to honour stated payout plans
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Regulator rejects Gjensidige's amendments to market risk calculation
04 February 2020Amendments were expected to reduce required capital by NOK 500m
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