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Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?
19 March 2018Equity volatility is back. After a muted 2017, things went a little haywire for equities in February. But are these tremors or the start of something bigger? And how should insurers react? By David Walker
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Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund
19 March 2018Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.
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Groupama halves equity holdings in six years
16 March 2018French insurer Groupama has continued to divest from equities as part of the company's de-risking strategy for the past few years, it said in its results announcement today.
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Swiss Life Asset Managers continues European real estate growth
16 March 2018Swiss Life Asset Managers has recorded European real estate transactions volumes of €3.9bn ($4.8bn) at the end of 2017 as it continues overall growth in the sector.
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The case for ESG
From the diesel emissions scandal to the perceived exploitation of zero-hour contracts, there have been many examples in recent years of how failures in the way companies are run can have a harmful impact on the environment, society and investor returns.
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Brewing storm: Are investors discounting climate risks and opportunities?
Asset prices do not seem to be adequately reflecting the long-term systemic risk from global climate change. Wellington Management's Alan Hsu explains why insurers are likely to lead the repricing of climate risk – and how multi-decade public-equity approaches might help.
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Why it's time for insurers to embrace ESG investing
A growing body of evidence suggests that ESG investing fosters better investment decisions, performance and risk management. While insurers lag other institutional investors in embracing ESG investing, momentum is building and things look set to change.
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Phoenix ready to step into bulk purchase annuity market
15 March 2018Phoenix Group, a UK consolidator of closed life insurance business, is in exclusive talks for its first bulk purchase annuity transaction.
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Just Group's ERM investments fall 9% as market soars
15 March 2018Just Group invested less in equity release mortgages (ERMs) in 2017, despite strong growth in the UK market.
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Prudential spins off M&G Prudential
14 March 2018Prudential is to separate its UK and European and global businesses, resulting in two separately-listed companies "with different investment characteristics and opportunities."