Archive

  • QBE boosts investment goal after "hitting bottom" end of target in 2018

    25 February 2019

    Australian group also flags growing risk assets

  • Hiscox reports record high US bond reinvestment rate

    25 February 2019

    Reinvestment rate of 3% is set against a disappointing 2018 for investment returns

  • Legal & General taps rainy-day funds for with-profits losses

    25 February 2019

    Fixed income, commercial property cuts impact of challenging year on policy returns

  • VIG updates coal investment policy

    25 February 2019

    But environmentalists argue Austrian insurer has not gone far enough with its policy

  • Axa reveals extent of investment margin on new and existing business

    22 February 2019

    Both gaps show a "significant buffer" between yield and promise for French giant

  • Transitioning from Libor: complex questions and no answers

    21 February 2019

    The discontinuation of Libor will affect trillions of contracts across the global financial industry, Insurance Asset Risk reveals the scope of the impact on insurers and the unanswerable question they face in a transition period filled with uncertainty. Vincent Huck reports

  • US insurance portfolios well prepared for credit cycle turn, says Fitch

    21 February 2019

    Rising investment risk mitigated by stronger capital position post-2008

  • Bernardino forecasts minor adjustments to PRIIPs regulation

    21 February 2019

    Eiopa chairman replied to industry associations during scrutiny hearing on PRIIPs

  • Investor pressure forces Glencore’s hand on coal

    21 February 2019

    Mining giant commits to limit coal production in response to insurer-backed coalition

  • LGIM RA counters flexible office disruptors with own offering

    20 February 2019

    Capsule offering speeds up and simplifies leasing process to service growing demand for flexible offices