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Lords call for end of RPI's unwarranted windfalls in blow to insurers’ investments
29 January 2019Transition to a CPI linker market is gaining traction, according to an enquiry by the UK House of Lords, but any changes would shift the balance between winners and losers, and some like Legal & General Investment Management are keen to keep the status quo, Adam Leach reports.
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"We are not finished with you yet"
21 November 2018Bank of England governor and Prince Charles say time to act on sustainability is now
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UK insurers safe from 'hard Brexit' house price falls
14 September 2018Insurance Risk Data reveals profile of residential investments
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Climatewise launches transition risk modelling framework
07 June 2018Framework can be used as an add-on to insurer’s existing models
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Private markets: end of the credit cycle, start of a new era?
04 June 2018Insurers have increasingly invested in private assets in recent years to counter the low yield environment. But as we enter the later stages of the credit cycle, questions are being raised on whether private assets were tactical short-term choices, or if insurers have fully embraced these asset classes. Vincent Huck reports
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Brazil becomes world’s first insurance market to commit to climate risk transparency
24 May 2018Latin America’s largest insurance market declared support to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
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UK interest rate hike curbed by 'mixed signals and inflationary pressures'
20 June 2017The economy's reaction to "the reality of Brexit negotiations" is a factor in setting policy rate, according to BoE governor Mark Carney
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Stranded assets are real threat to industry - Lloyd's
23 February 2017Energy, commercial real estate and shipping assets most vulnerable, report says
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Insurers risk "huge" losses on stranded assets, Carney says
30 September 2015Heightened capital requirements for high-carbon investments ruled out
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Bank of England quizzes Insurers on climate change
29 October 2014Central bank asks about possible impact on investment performance