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Small German insurers expand alternatives expertise, BaFin finds
26 February 2019The industry turned over more than 10% of investments in hunt for yield in 2018
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Berkshire Hathaway hunts elephants, will settle for equities
25 February 2019Large war chest may remain untapped as businesses are over-priced
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US insurance use of ETFs to increase as regulatory pressures ease
25 February 2019Greenwich survey finds two-third of insurers plan to up ETF use in next few years
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US and UK strike post Brexit derivatives deal
25 February 2019Three-part agreement aims to reassure market regardless of soft or hard Brexit
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LGIM appoints Scrimgeour as new CEO
25 February 2019Legal & General Investment management turns to former Columbia Threadneedle and M&G exec to replace Mark Zinkula
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QBE boosts investment goal after "hitting bottom" end of target in 2018
25 February 2019Australian group also flags growing risk assets
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Hiscox reports record high US bond reinvestment rate
25 February 2019Reinvestment rate of 3% is set against a disappointing 2018 for investment returns
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Legal & General taps rainy-day funds for with-profits losses
25 February 2019Fixed income, commercial property cuts impact of challenging year on policy returns
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VIG updates coal investment policy
25 February 2019But environmentalists argue Austrian insurer has not gone far enough with its policy
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Axa reveals extent of investment margin on new and existing business
22 February 2019Both gaps show a "significant buffer" between yield and promise for French giant