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EIOPA's Solvency II advice at odds with European Commission's CMU plan

Tug-of-war between regulators and policy makers as EC director announces lifting barriers for insurers' investments

Don't wait for regulation to act on climate, EC director tells insurers

While climate activists call on regulators to step in and the industry asks for help as "insurers can't do it alone"

Free webinar: Asian insurers' appetite for illiquid investments

Taking place on 9 February

Versicherungskammer Bayern hires equities specialist from Meag

German insurer also appoints head of infrastructure, and rates expert

Swiss insurers to continue on downward trend of investment returns

P&Cs to fare better than life insurers, but have more volatility in portfolios, Moody's says

Markel suffers 61.4% drop in net investment gains in 2020

Attributed to significant market volatility experienced during the year

L&G industrial property investment fund reaches £2.5bn AuM

Hong Kong's modern-day CIO is investment 'match-maker'

Hong Kong's life insurers face the ongoing challenge of unearthing long-dated assets to match long-dated liabilities - a task set to get harder under the planned risk-based capital rules. David Walker discusses the options with investment professionals at insurers confronting the challenge head-on

PIC invests £120m in Spanish solar bond

Following previous debt investments of £190m and £277m in February and June 2020

Hong Kong RBC to drive change in asset allocation

But not everyone agrees on scale of reallocation