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Regulator reveals Belgian insurers' links to shadow banking
03 October 2017Belgium's financial regulator and national bank have calculated an exposure by insurers to shadow banks of €47bn ($55bn), representing one-third of the assets in the nation's parallel banking system.
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MassMutual among insurers boosting Asian private equity
14 September 2017Asian insurers also want more exposure to local unlisted equity, according to research
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Sovereign and bank exposures of South African life industry concerns Moody's
13 September 2017Industry earns one-third the yield it did in 2013
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Vaudoise adds hedges on equities in case of "significant decline" in market
13 September 2017Swiss insurer's first half results show investment return falling from 1.9% to 1.4%
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CNP Assurances venture arm backs French property platform
12 September 2017Unlisted equity represents just 0.04% of French group's investments
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Reinvestment risk hits yields at global reinsurers
06 September 2017But macroeconomic worries deter greater risk-taking, says Willis Re
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Moody's predicts shift towards unrated assets on risk charge falling
06 September 2017Rating agency does not expect risk charge on sovereign bonds for standard formula users
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German trade body calls for proportionality on look-through
31 August 2017GDV's plea comes as Insurance Risk Data reveals Germany's largest fund-investing insurers
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Poor investment climate and crackdown on unorthodox products lead to Anbang downgrade
25 August 2017Rating agency Dagong also highlights problematic debt burden of foreign loan investments under domestic guarantee
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Achmea builds up market risk after capital hedge
17 August 2017Insurer shares its domestic rivals' appetite for mortgage investments
