Archive

  • Hiscox hires former Partnership CIO

    25 October 2017

    Specialist 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.

  • Allianz sells Korean investment business to Anbang

    28 September 2017

  • 'You never asked!' – asset managers respond to look-through data criticism

    25 July 2017

    Practitioners in the asset management sector have hit back against the notion that they failed to deliver on asset reporting data

  • MA optimisation: the experience at LV=

    07 July 2017

    The matching adjustment (MA) is a vital element of the Solvency II package to annuity underwriters, but making the most of it is challenging. In this article, James Sharpe, developer of optimisation tool OptiMA, and Ed Rayson of insurer LV=, describe how MA benefits have been improved in practice

  • Consortium including Munich Re and China Life acquires US parking infrastructure firm

    30 June 2017

    The asset offers portfolio diversification and sustainable, calculable cash-flows

  • PIC buys into equity release mortgage market

    06 April 2017

    Funding agreement with Retirement Advantage will help diversify the insurer's illiquid portfolio

  • Insurance CIOs, regulators and investment leaders join IAR line up

    22 March 2017

    ABI chief Hugh Savill will discuss effect of changing regulation on insurers' investments

  • Helvetia creates $54m venture fund

    11 January 2017

    Fund will pursue 'strategic and financial goals'

  • Swedish insurers buy up Volvo shares

    21 December 2016

    AMF, Folksam and a pension fund help car manufacturer raise SKr5bn

  • Negative equity threatens lifetime mortgage assets

    26 October 2016

    The potential for falling house prices after Brexit threatens the stability of lifetime mortgage returns. Firms are modelling worst case scenarios and testing the limits of an otherwise attractive asset. Callum Tanner reports.