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Eiopa suggests boon for property and alternative investments

Authority says look-through may apply to insurers' investment-related undertakings

Commercial real estate finance: opportunities for insurers

Insurers seeking capital efficient returns are looking closely at private real assets, lured by attractive yields with underlying security and strong borrower protections. Real estate finance may fit the bill with advantageous capital treatment under Solvency II, as Aviva Investors' Iain Forrester explains.

China Life heralds 10% jump in net investment yield

Yield now 5%, but still lags Ping An's

Allianz provides €100m finance loan for logistics property in Czech Republic

Insurer expands in CEE with €100m loan

US Treasury recommends lowering infrastructure capital requirements

UK parliamentary committee urges loosening of strict capital constraints on investments after Brexit

Treasury Committee says Solvency II is dangerous, while matching adjustment is artificial and cumbersome

European Parliament adopts rules on STS securitisation and preferential capital treatment

The European Parliament today (26 November) voted to adopt rules that require securitisations to be less complex and more transparent – as part of an initiative to revive the European securitisation market.

Internal models "by and large consistent" on sovereign risk, says Eiopa

EU authority issues update on its internal model consistency projects

PRA puts matching adjustment reform on the agenda

Consultation open and suggestions could open door to new asset types

Anticipating the end of the credit cycle

With the end of the current credit cycle in sight, insurers are presented with challenges and opportunities that require a nimbleness and flexibility to negotiate. JP Morgan Asset Management's Bhupinder Bahra and Bryan Wallace explain