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Axa IM recruits two actuaries for ILS team
30 September 2016Risk experts hired in light of significant client demand
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French insurers invest in €425m green energy infrastructure fund
24 August 2016CNP and Meridiam close fund after six months
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Goodbye gilts as Solvency II shifts asset allocation
20 January 2016Prompted by Solvency II, some insurers have moved out of government bonds and into swaps and short-dated government or corporate bonds. But the swap-based approach is not without its challenges, as Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurers face up to the asset test of Solvency II
23 September 2015As solvency ratios come under pressure and the introduction of Solvency II with its higher capital charges for some asset classes looms, insurers are taking a hard look at the risk in their asset portfolios, as Sarfraz Thind explains
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French insurers take stakes in hotel development company
18 June 2015Crédit Agricole Assurances and Sogécap invest in FDM Management
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Amundi to be floated by year-end
18 June 2015Nearly half its AuM are for insurers
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Insurers juggle the attractions and drawbacks of illiquid assets
12 February 2015With quantitative easing reducing the chance of any rise in interest rates soon, insurers are even more interested in higher-yielding illiquid assets to bolster their paltry returns from fixed-income, but Solvency II capital charges remain a problem. Sarfraz Thind reports
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French reinsurer chooses SGSS for Solvency II reporting
10 February 2015CCR buys look-through and other services
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Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly
27 August 2014Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves
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Matching adjustment rules force rethink on mortgages and property
06 August 2014Insurers are facing challenges in recognising which assets qualify for the matching adjustment