Archive

  • Brexit credit spread widening biggest threat to UK insurer balance sheets

    28 June 2016

    Spread widening and rating migration increasing pressure

  • UK actuaries warn of growing infra investment gap

    29 April 2016

    Urge government to take advantage of Solvency II matching adjustment to attract insurers

  • Solvency II equity dampener hits the floor

    10 March 2016

    Back to level recorded at the height of the Eurozone crisis

  • Legal & General to invest up to £245m in east London

    08 January 2016

    Buys into £2.3bn development in Stratford

  • Eiopa seeks evidence on infrastructure corporates

    19 November 2015

    Treatment under SII to be examined

  • PRA eyes review of valuations and capital treatment

    09 November 2015

    Growing investments in alternative assets is source of concern

  • Life insurers streamline risk assessments on asset holdings

    26 October 2015

    Fewer firms reporting separate stresses for spread and default risk, says Towers Watson

  • Hardie cautiously re-risks Direct Line's portfolio

    08 October 2015

    Direct Line's investment boss Jim Hardie has been steering the UK general insurer's investment portfolio into more dynamic areas. But he is at pains to stress his conservative approach. By Sarfraz Thind

  • Infrastructure will remain relatively small proportion of insurers' assets

    01 October 2015

    Firms need to build expertise in this area, says Fitch

  • Infrastructure charges still too high, industry says

    01 October 2015

    Insurance Europe says barriers to investment remain