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  • Sustainability - it's all about marketing

    04 August 2020

    Most insurers are driven by reputational considerations when it comes to sustainability, Insurance Asset Risk research finds

  • Generali reveals asset management details of planned Cattolica M&A

    04 August 2020

    Italian also updates sensitivities to BTP spreads widening

  • Chubb takes controlling stake in parent of Huatai Asset Management

    04 August 2020

    Affiliated manager has stated ambition to grow outside institutions' assets

  • AIG investment returns for Q2 soften as private equity results come in

    04 August 2020

    Much of alternatives portfolio reports on a one-quarter lag

  • Italian insurers have diversified away from local govvies, but asset risk rising

    03 August 2020

    Exposure to Italian govvies still high and constrains insurers' ratings, Fitch warns

  • Hiscox hits lowest bond investment yields ever recorded

    03 August 2020

    Insurer restocked on risk assets in March and April

  • Fitch revises outlook for Japan sovereign from stable to negative

    03 August 2020

    Impact on insurers marginal as Japanese firms already plagued with negative outlooks

  • Few Lloyd's syndicates detail actions on climate change

    03 August 2020

    And most remain vague on the specifics

  • Investments cause all of H1 solvency ratio hit at CNP Assurances

    03 August 2020

    Dividend distribution investment income fell by €283m

  • EU recovery deal hailed by insurers, but concerns over its 'greeness' plagues some

    03 August 2020

    Investors breathed a sigh of relief when the €750bn EU recovery deal was reached after five days of tense negotiations. Although it will go a long way for the stability of Europe's economy, some lamented EU leaders had missed an opportunity to advance the issue of sustainability. Stephanie Harris takes the pulse of insurers and their asset managers