Chris Cundy

• Former Axa chief joins US private equity firm

  12 September 2017

  Henri de Castries appointed as European chairman

  

• EU insurers back proposals to reform Solvency II treatment of local government assets

  04 September 2017

  Insurance Europe responds to Eiopa's Solvency II consultation

• ASR re-risks investment portfolio

  30 August 2017

  Dutch insurer piles into US debt and mortgages

  

• Aegon ploughs into illiquid investments to optimise Dutch back-book

  10 August 2017

  Offloads about €1bn of corporate bonds to free up funds

  

• L&G commands 30% of UK equity-release mortgage market

  09 August 2017

  Insurer ramps up investment to back annuity liabilities and expects market to reach £3bn in 2017

  

• Tech firm promises low-cost, flexible economic scenario generator

  08 August 2017

  Financial Canvas takes on established players with claims of faster recalibration

  

• Scor pauses portfolio rebalancing as markets become uncertain

  27 July 2017

  Portfolio shrinks on currency rate moves

  

• Allianz buys iconic office project for €500m

  06 July 2017

  Real estate investment in Vienna on behalf of several Allianz companies

  

• Transition to alternatives helps cut UK annuity pricing

  26 April 2017

  Insurers no longer reliant on corporate bond spreads

  

• Yes, no, maybe: the PRA responds to industry's Solvency II reform agenda

  17 March 2017

  The UK regulator has made a point-by-point rebuttal to the Association of British Insurers' agenda for Solvency II reforms and confirmed its priority to review the reporting requirements. Christopher Cundy reports