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Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund
19 March 2018Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.
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Hannover Re attributes record investment result to sale of listed equities
13 March 2018Overall return of 3.8% helped by private equity portfolio
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Low scores in debt service for Dutch insurers
09 March 2018Fitch Ratings has released its peer review analysis for the Netherlands' insurance industry, rating three of the most prominent insurance firms in the country.
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Dutch insurer NN explains investment strategy in volatile markets
15 February 2018Lard Friese, chief executive of Dutch insurer NN, says the group's balance sheet is "well positioned" and prudently managed to navigate the volatile markets of recent weeks.
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A look back and forward
27 December 2017The current year was relatively benign for the insurance investment industry. But 2018 holds new challenges. What risks and what opportunities should investors be looking at in the coming year? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Conning to acquire major stake in emerging and frontier market specialist
22 December 2017Investment management firm Conning is to acquire a 45% stake in Global Evolution, a fellow investment manager focusing on emerging and frontier market debt strategies.
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L&G co-leads Series A funding of UK energy start-up
22 December 2017Legal & General Capital, the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, has co-led the Series A investment in UK start-up Upside Energy.
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Talanx plays dealmaker in $1bn debt financing of offshore wind farm
12 December 2017Talanx has co-ordinated at least 10 institutional investors to commit €832m ($980m) of debt finance for a North Sea wind farm, marking the second time the German insurer clubbed like-minded institutions together
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IAG refutes accusations it is an asset manager following quota deals
08 December 2017Analysts query true nature of Australasian group after deal with European reinsurers
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Swiss Re to elect women to board enriching investment, regulation and activism expertise
08 December 2017More women to inject digitalisation experience to senior echelons