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Hiscox reports record high US bond reinvestment rate
25 February 2019Reinvestment rate of 3% is set against a disappointing 2018 for investment returns
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Brexit plans fuel Luxembourg fund industry growth
24 January 2019More than half of newly licensed financial services companies are ‘Brexit relocations’
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Insurers condemn Brexit deal defeat
16 January 2019Dismay and warnings from insurance sector after UK Brexit deal is crushed
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Unrealised losses on bonds restrict reinsurance sector’s overall return
11 January 2019Investment yield appears to have bottomed-out and showed a small uptick to 2.7% in the first nine months of 2018, according to Aon reinsurance outlook
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Axa IMRA lets London office space to Hiscox
06 August 2018Bermuda based insurer becomes first tenant of Twentytwo building, where it will set its London headquarters
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Hiscox allocates a quarter of assets to cash
30 July 2018London-listed insurer plans for rising interest rates and market volatility
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Hiscox to look at increasing asset risk
01 May 2018Hiscox’s CIO Alex Veys took over the role six months ago and is currently exploring new avenues to improve the business. By Sarfraz Thind
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Hiscox hires former Partnership CIO
25 October 2017Specialist Lloyd's insurer Hiscox has appointed Alex Veys to take over as chief investment officer from David Astor, who is retiring following 15 years with the underwriter.
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Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side
12 April 2017The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports
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Lloyd's syndicates slide down credit spectrum to boost returns
12 April 2017Reduced exposure to sovereign and AAA-rated bonds