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  • Commercial real estate not completely dead, Scor GI's CEO believes

    10 September 2020

    De Varenne still see a role for the asset class in the portfolio

  • Japanese insurers have JPY 4trn in outstanding LIBOR contracts

    10 September 2020

    Insurers better prepared for benchmark transition than banks, Japanese regulator survey finds

  • Lloyd's profitable again, in its investing at least

    10 September 2020

    Underwriting business posts losses on COVID-19

  • Switzerland's Vaudoise buys back shares to help fund manager out

    10 September 2020

    Insurer's other shareholdings more than doubled in 2019, vindicating use of cheap passive funds

  • Scor GI chief exec upbeat about COVID-19 recovery

    09 September 2020

    De Varenne looking to deploy more investments in alternatives to limit erosion of portfolio's returns

  • Folksam invests SEK 474m in domestic government's first green bond

    09 September 2020

    Follows fellow Swedish company Skandia's participation

  • Bank of England warns of hit to sovereign debt from climate change

    09 September 2020

    Rule changes to encourage low-carbon life could also affect investments, UK central bank says

  • Lower-for-longer interest rates opens up EMD opportunities

    09 September 2020

    Emerging market sovereign debt is starting to find a place in insurers portfolios as they scratch around for return in the low rate environment. While still in its early days, insurance investors feel the asset class could become a shining light for insurance asset allocation. Stephanie Harris reports

  • Mapfre, Abante and Macquarie launch €200m infrastructure fund

    09 September 2020

    Spanish insurer is principal investor with initial contribution of €50m

  • Germany's green bond issuance an opportunity for insurers, NN IP says

    08 September 2020

    Green yield curve and liquidity characteristics of the bond will be beneficial for insurers