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Axa buys €100m German residential portfolio

Legal & General says it can accelerate UK house building by half

Insurer buys site in Wokingham for development

A fight to the death - Talanx executive bemoans no-yield environment

Insurer is fighting Mario Draghi to offset effects of nil-yield assets

New options for the constrained investor

AllianceBernstein's Stuart Davies explains how (re)insurers can access alternative return streams in a transparent and capital efficient way

German insurers warn: 'don't push sustainability, for investing' as Bernardino welcomes it for regulating

German underwriters resist enforcing ecological considerations on their investing

Zurich raises impact investment commitment to $5bn

Zurich has more than doubled its impact investment target to $5bn, as it broadens its remit beyond green bonds.

Axa's ESG lead supports mandatory disclosure of climate risk in asset portfolios

Financial disclosures on climate risk should become mandatory – as they are in France, according to Axa's head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration Sylvain Vanston

Timing and overcrowding: the challenges facing insurers in renewables

Renewable energy is a popular asset class for insurers within the alternatives universe, and the trend is likely to continue based on the industry's growth forecasts. But challenges remain for insurers looking to grow exposure in unfamiliar territory. Asa Gibson reports

Eiopa to review capital charges on equity and spread sub-modules of Solvency II

Insurers making non-mainstream investments deserve regulatory attention, authority says

Societe Generale Securities Services launches ESG reporting tool

Tool measures to investment strategies' impact on environment and society