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IMF looks to ruin PE-insurer party
29 December 2023The International Monetary Fund has raised further warning flags on private equity-owned insurance businesses. At the heart of the concerns are the illiquid assets these insurers use which may lead to financial catastrophe, if the IMF is to be believed.
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Folksam sells shares in Sicklaön Invest
29 December 2023And increases ownership stake in Tornet Bostadsproduktion
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Charts of the Year - A dozen charts that encapsulated 2023 for the world's insurers...
29 December 2023From inflation to high interest rates, Solvency II reform to ESG, Insurance Asset Risk selects 12 charts to sum up the past year...
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MEAG invests in Nordic pre-school portfolio
29 December 2023Portfolio contains 170 urban and pre-school facilities
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Insurers search for solid ESG data ground
28 December 2023Insurance investors at Insurance Asset Risk's Responsible Investing for Insurers conference wrestled with the challenges of sourcing accurate ESG data on their investment portfolios, and discussed the need for recognised industry data standards
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Solvency II reforms fail to embed double materiality, ShareAction says
28 December 2023Final political trilogue establishing the shape of Solvency II are a reversion to single materiality, Caroline Metz says, amidst a growing ESG backlash in Europe
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Insurers living through the Fixed Income Renaissance, MetLife IM head of insurance says
28 December 2023Ruth Farrugia delivers 2024 outlook to Insurance Asset Risk
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Dai-ichi Life invests in Japanese residential portfolio
28 December 2023Deal completed with Alyssa Partners
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Resilience of private credit set to continue into 2024, PineBridge says
28 December 2023Insurers will continue to benefit from bank withdrawals
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Asset values at Europe's mutual insurers fared better than wider market in 2022
27 December 2023A report from the ICMIF and AMICE found asset balance sheets dropped just 4.7% due to lower equities exposures