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  • Insurance investment may add risk to economy

    31 July 2014

    Procyclical behaviour may damage financial stability, finds BoE study

  • Unlisted infrastructure debt is low risk, says EDHEC

    31 July 2014

    But the debt poses a significant pricing challenge

  • Q2 earnings: investment round-up 30 July

    31 July 2014

    Allstate, Hartford Financial, Intact Financial, Lincoln National, MetLife

  • UK insurers seek greater clarity on scope of SII rules for assets

    30 July 2014

    The PRA provided an update to a confidential paper from the ABI outlining a number of contentious areas

  • US life investment income peaks to highest level in decade

    30 July 2014

    Alternative assets and equities jump, bonds decline, says GR-NEAM

  • Q2 earnings: investment round-up 29 July

    30 July 2014

    Aflac, AXIS, Genworth Financial, HCC, RenaissanceRe, White Mountains Insurance Group

  • Q2 earnings: investment round-up 28 July

    29 July 2014

    WR Berkley, XL Group, PartnerRe, Montpelier Re

  • Metlife purchases Beacon Street Tower Boston property for $561m

    28 July 2014

    Part of real estate joint venture with Norway sovereign wealth fund

  • Vienna Insurance faces €50m hit from Hypo Alpe wind-down

    28 July 2014

    Annulling of state guarantee to hit €100m bond holdings

  • Hiscox reports £30m investment return in 1H2014, up from £23.3m

    28 July 2014

    Most income from non-government bonds, equities strong