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Watford Re reports 35% drop in investment income in Q3
30 October 2019Hedge fund reinsurer hit by wider high yield spreads
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To outsource the CIO, or not?
29 October 2019While outsourced CIOs have been predominantly used in the pension space up until now, small US insurers are increasingly seeing the benefits of such a move. But insurers' needs differ widely from those of pension funds, and service providers will need to prove their worth to win mandates. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Solvency II equity capital charges "absurd", French MoF says
29 October 2019Profile of liabilities backed by equities vital in capital charge decision, Eiopa chairman replies
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Apollo doubles stake in Athene
28 October 2019Asset manager now holds 35% of insurer with $1.5bn stock acquisition
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Solvency II treatment of interest rate risk is wrong, Eiopa’s Bernardino says
28 October 2019Europe should be proud of its regulatory regime, European watchdog says at French industry event
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M&G makes $300m equity investment in aircraft leasing fund
28 October 2019Asset manager will also take a stake in Sky Leasing, a full-service aircraft asset manager
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French regulator reveals priorities under Solvency II review
28 October 2019Governor François Villeroy de Galhau also tells insurers to reduce rates to policyholders and to diversify
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Achilles Sofroniou leaves CIO role at Canopius Group
28 October 2019He is replaced by Gareth Russell
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PIC invests a further £40m in Soha Housing
28 October 2019It follows an initial £40m investment in 2018
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Fostering investments should be EC's main priority, Luxembourg MoF says
25 October 2019Gramegna also points at digitalisation and climate change as main challenges for insurers