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Insurers see the gold in green
09 April 2015Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains
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Finnish insurer chooses Conning's ESG
08 April 2015LocalTapiola signs up for Gems
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US insurers expect little change in interest rates this year
02 April 2015AM Best survey also highlights interest in less liquid assets
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Ace and BlackRock launch ABR Re
02 April 2015BlackRock will manage ABR Re's investments
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O'Hanley to run State Street Global Advisers
01 April 2015Former Fidelity man replaces Powers
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AIG sells part of PICC stake
31 March 2015$500m sale of assets to de-risk exposure
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Navigating the hard realities of policy divergence
31 March 2015The European Central Bank (ECB) unleashing quantitative easing just as the US Federal Reserve sits at the cusp of tightening is causing global currency spasms and market angst. Iain Stealy describes how insurance companies investing in bonds might react to these developments
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China Pacific Insurance Group reports 2014 profit
30 March 2015Boost from rise in investment income
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Eiopa publishes infrastructure investments discussion paper
27 March 2015Comments requested from insurers
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US life insurers buy more triple-B paper
27 March 2015But a more holistic portfolio approach is needed, says Conning