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  • Life insurers could find an ally in alternative asset managers

    23 February 2018

    An increasing number of life insurance companies in the US are using alternative investment managers for their investment strategies, a situation Fitch Ratings describes as a potential "win-win" for both parties.

  • SLA hopeful of resuming Scottish Widows mandate after insurance sale

    23 February 2018

    Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) is hopeful that selling its insurance business will give it a chance to re-tender for the £109bn ($152bn) Scottish Widows asset mandate.

  • Equities sales help Swiss Re to profit after $4.7bn of natcat losses

    23 February 2018

    Swiss Re recorded a profit of $331m in 2017 despite receiving claims of $4.7bn from natural catastrophes including the three major Atlantic hurricanes, Californian wildfires and cyclone Debbie in Australia.

  • Waldorf Astoria falls into Beijing's hands as authorities seize owner Anbang

    23 February 2018

    Chinese insurer wanted to sell trophy New York investment back to Blackstone

  • L&G expands retirement home portfolio with Kent village acquisition

    22 February 2018
  • Generali to divest €2bn from coal

    22 February 2018
  • Axa life business success rests on asset management

    22 February 2018

    Underwriter reveals spreads of investment yields over life guarantees, by market

  • Italian insurers demand change to fixed income markets

    22 February 2018

    Open letter discusses their issues with domestic debt, eurobonds and credit

  • Axa IMRA invests in US logistics

    21 February 2018
  • Lloyds reports "a lot of interest" in £109bn Scottish Widows asset mandate

    21 February 2018

    Lloyds Banking Group has been flooded with enquiries about managing £109bn ($139bn) of Scottish Widows assets, after announcing the sacking of current manager Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA).