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Insurance ALM turns 160 years old!
24 February 2022Today marks the 160th anniversary of what is believed to be the first actuarial paper on asset-liability management.... but has anything really changed since 1862? Vincent Huck blows out the candles, and gets reading...
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Willis Towers Watson appoints head of investments for North America
10 January 2022Nimisha Srivastava will report to global head of investments, Chris Ford
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EEA insurers' direct property investments dropped in 2020 as uncertainty abounded
03 January 2022Research by Insurance Asset Risk shows a 5% drop to €125.9bn
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Willis Towers Watson launches Optimum SAA
14 September 2021The asset allocation software for insurers and wealth managers
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Royal London's journey into commercial real estate loans for MA portfolio
26 May 2021UK insurer has a "constructive dialogue" with the PRA regarding its MA application, and hopes commercial real estate loans will form part of its MA portfolio, Insurance Asset Risk has learnt. Vincent Huck reports
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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German insurers shift bond holdings from domestic market to France
17 September 2019Eiopa statistics reveal a marginal shift in allocation
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One tenth of the world’s 500 largest asset managers are insurers
30 October 2018Assets of the largest insurers globally grew by 48% in 2017, according to WTW's research
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Finding a role for insurance asset managers in a sustainable financial system
24 September 2018New report by the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability project calls on all actors in the financial system to move as one on sustainability issues. Vincent Huck reports