Archive

  • World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

    24 May 2018

    While insurers are increasingly acute to environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

  • Legal & General agrees £100m development deal for London housing project

    21 May 2018

    Deal will see L&G take ownership of a 35-storey south London building.

  • LGIM moves European business to Dublin

    14 May 2018

  • L&G launches affordable housing provider

    27 April 2018

  • Chesnara de-risks Dutch assets to reduce capital requirements

    29 March 2018

    Chesnara sold indirect investments in equity holdings and bought fixed income assets during 2017, to de-risk the portfolio of its Dutch business, Scildon.

  • L&G boosts urban regeneration and clean energy with new hire

    12 March 2018

    Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of UK insurer Legal & General, has hired John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.

  • Retirement villages and care homes - an antidote to longevity risk?

    24 January 2018

    The ageing population in Europe, often viewed as a great risk for the life sector, may also provide attractive investment opportunities through retirement and care home properties. Axa's real estate business is already active in the space. Asa Gibson reports

  • Allianz and L&G reveal DB pensions asset data in SFCR narrative reports

    15 January 2018

    Two of Europe's largest insurers gave detailed insight into DB plans

  • LGIM invests £52m in retail and leisure complex in Stafford

    09 January 2018

    The deal marks the final acquisition on behalf of LGIM's second UK Property Income Fund

  • Largest insurers use SFCRs to extend transparency of investments

    03 January 2018

    Insurance Risk Data's analysis of the first SFCR submissions reveals information goes far beyond fundamental insights of quantitative reporting templates. David Walker reports