Archive

  • Helvetia Venture Fund acquires stake in Swiss fintech company

    26 August 2020

    Follows another fintech investment by Swiss insurer in May

  • Solvency II's VA mechanism too good a tool in COVID-19 times

    08 July 2020

    Often hailed as ineffective the Solvency II's volatility adjustment rules have served insurers well against the impact of COVID-19 on markets in the first half of 2020, but could it have served them too well? Stephanie Harris reports

  • Coal activists widen their scope of action to oil and gas

    18 June 2020

    Move answers a question long asked by Insurance Asset Risk

  • Helvetia flags investment losses exceeding CHF 100m from pandemic

    09 June 2020

    Swiss group says published investment sensitivities remain accurate

  • Helvetia invests in Zurich tech start-up

    28 May 2020

    Skribble allows legally binding electronic signatures under Swiss and EU law

  • Asset changes made in 2019 helped weather COVID-19 storm, says LV=

    27 May 2020

    Strategic switches included move towards US treasuries and away from UK equities

  • Helvetia credits equities hedging for stemming falls on SST ratio

    30 April 2020

    Costs of hedging has led to rotation out of US Treasuries

  • Helvetia restarts real estate fund subscription

    29 April 2020

    Was postponed in March due to COVID-19

  • Two Swiss insurers waive rent payments

    08 April 2020

    To ease pressure on self-employed and small businesses during pandemic

  • Helvetia AM postpones subscription to Swiss real estate fund

    23 March 2020

    Launch announced in early March, but COVID-19's economic impact calls for delay