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Mapfre to invest €300m in offices across Europe
06 March 2018Madrid insurer, Mapfre, has partnered with real estate company GLL for a €300m ($372m) investment in office space in Europe.
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Helvetia favours fixed income, but sees outperformance in equity in 2017
06 March 2018Swiss insurer Helvetia invested mainly in European bonds, US credit and treasuries for its new investments last year as its portfolio returned CHF1.3bn, or 2.8% for 2017.
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Axa and XL set to create $750bn combined investment pot
05 March 2018But fate of which affiliate gets what, remains unclear
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German real estate fund liquidity remains high
02 March 2018The average liquidity ratio of 18 German open-ended retail real estate funds fell slightly to 21% in 2017 from 22.2% in 2016, a figured considered to be too high by Scope Analysis.
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German insurers call for better data and definitions to encourage ESG investing
02 March 2018German insurers are holding back from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing because of a lack of uniform definitions and comparable data, their trade body says.
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China to test ALM reporting for one year
02 March 2018China's insurance regulator has released new regulations on asset-liability management (ALM) in its latest step to prevent asset-liability mismatch risks.
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Uniqa promises to fix deteriorating investment result
28 February 2018Low rates largely reflected in previous years' declines, Austrian company claims
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Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments
27 February 2018The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.
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Insurance Asset Risk Awards winners revealed
26 February 2018Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Awards.
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Climate lawyers pressure Lloyd's to get tough on coal
26 February 2018Increase capital requirement for syndicates with exposure to coal, say environmentalists