Archive

  • Absence of US insurers in global climate initiative eye-opening

    04 October 2019

    Climate Action 100+ releases first progress report as pressure on climate-aware investing grows

  • Run-off portfolios prime candidates for long-term equity, says DWS

    04 October 2019

    More than 100 lines of non-life show signs of run-off, finds Insurance Risk Data

  • AIG issues $397m RMBS

    03 October 2019

    Deal is second from AIG this year, likely interest from insurers

  • Allianz CEO slams ECB monetary policy

    03 October 2019

    Bäte said investments in government bonds were one of his top worries for global financial stability.

  • European insurers' various approaches to ESG investing

    03 October 2019

    Insurance Risk Data highlights what strategies are being adopted by different players

  • Ibor transition still patchy as 2021 deadline looms

    03 October 2019

    Structured finance market among slowest to shift to new benchmarks, says Fitch

  • Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers

    03 October 2019

    US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.

  • Europe's affiliates occupy half of top places for fund-based assets

    02 October 2019

    Affiliates' €2.2trn in funds is now nearly one third of total fund assets managed in Europe

  • Allianz GI raises target for European Infrastructure Fund

    02 October 2019

    €500m goal beaten at first close of fund

  • Decline in investment returns hits US long-term care reserves

    02 October 2019

    Plunging interest rates hurting insurer investment income, says Moody’s