News

• Insurers divested 12% of fossil fuel portfolios in 2020, study finds

  25 November 2020

  Hydro and waste and biomass power plants of interest as assets to insurers

• LGIM to launch ESG emerging market equity fund with AP1

  25 November 2020

  Capital to be allocated based on how well companies score on ESG criteria

• Manulife and AllianzGI form partnership for Hong Kong pension business

  25 November 2020

  Canadian insurer to become sponsor, AllianzGI to focus on investment management

• Italian insurers would suffer double the pain on private debt downgrades

  25 November 2020

  In ESRB extreme 'fallen angels' test, Italian insurers lose 13% of surplus assets

• COVID a chance to pick cheap assets, but don't anticipate high returns

  24 November 2020

  Schroders' Institutional Investor Study reveals insurance investors' expectations

• Helvetia buys into peer-to-peer insurance provider

  24 November 2020

  Swiss underwriter wants market intelligence about younger buyers, and P2P models

• MS&AD vows to keep cutting strategic equity

  24 November 2020

  While Japanese rivals Orix Life and Sumitomo Life are adding to PE

• US insurer liquidity risk at post-2008 highs

  23 November 2020

  Fed warns of increased difficulty of meeting claims as illiquid assets shoot past 12-year highs

• Aviva Vita - a life not so dolce with BTP spreads

  23 November 2020

  Aviva plans selling the unit for €400m to Unicredit

• Sumitomo Life and SBI Investment create joint venture fund

  20 November 2020

  To invest in start-ups including wellness companies