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Provinzial NordWest subsidiaries add third equities strategy
29 May 2018SFCRs show divergent allocation tastes within group
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QBE commits A$100m to impact investing
21 May 2018Wishes of millennials help guide decision
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Prudential reveals jump in investment risks in 2017
17 May 2018Investment management fees rose, too, SFCR says
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NN to divest tobacco investments
17 May 2018No longer fits with responsible investment approach, says CIO
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Sustainable assets do not equal low-risk, warns German regulator
03 May 2018BaFin cautions against ESA review creating “bureaucratic monster”
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PRA to review life insurers' risk taking in "complex" illiquid investments
09 April 2018A lack of external credit ratings and observable market prices makes it difficult to assess insurers' risk-taking in increasingly popular illiquid asset classes, according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
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Swiss Re US earnings face volatility from GAAP accounting change
04 April 2018Swiss Re has warned investors that new US accounting methods for equity and some alternative investments could lead to greater volatility in its US earnings when stock markets fluctuate.
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BaFin issues blunt warning on infrastructure investments
03 April 2018Germany's insurance regulator has warned underwriters against making infrastructure investments unless they fully grasp the "high complexity and heterogeneity" of the popular asset class.
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Equity volatility: how safe is your portfolio?
19 March 2018Equity volatility is back. After a muted 2017, things went a little haywire for equities in February. But are these tremors or the start of something bigger? And how should insurers react? By David Walker
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Talanx equity sales help feed life reserve fund
19 March 2018Talanx posted an 11.3% rise in income from investments in 2017 and crystallised gains—largely on its shareholdings—to help feed the mandatory reserve fund for its life business.