Archive

  • Axa IM recruits two actuaries for ILS team

    30 September 2016

    Risk experts hired in light of significant client demand

  • Brexit referendum causing economic uncertainty "not seen for 20 years," says Swiss Re's Frey

    17 June 2016

    Likely to have a negative impact on investments for a considerable period

  • Brexit and investment challenges will dominate IAR conference

    06 June 2016

    Only a week to go to the major annual insurance asset event

  • European reinsurers unruffled by Q1 market volatility

    15 April 2016

    Hannover Re, Munich Re, Scor and Swiss Re investment income expected to be "broadly stable"

  • Axa may sell UK life and wealth units, Deutsche may sell Abbey Life - sources

    14 April 2016

    Standard Life, L&G, Swiss Re, Phoenix said to be among the bidders

  • Swiss Re cuts cash and short-term investments in main portfolio

    25 February 2016

    Swiss Re's 2015 investment results were slightly lower due to outflows

  • Insurers need change in mindset to embrace ETFs fully

    29 October 2015

    The attraction of exchange-traded funds to insurance investors is increasing but further growth may be slowed by regulatory worries and resistance from proponents of an active approach to portfolio management. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Swiss Re gets foreign institutional investor licence in China

    22 June 2015

    Follows January agreement between Switzerland and China

  • Swiss Re boosted by investment income

    30 April 2015

    Achieved in "an environment of financial repression", says CFO

  • Rate cut will hit Swiss domestic insurers

    17 February 2015

    Investment returns under further pressure from SNB's SFr-Libor move, says Moody's