News

• Low-yield environment increases insurers appetite for illiquid assets

  22 August 2018

  Corporate bonds remain most popular investment for non-life insurers

• Argentina launches ARS$ 6bn fund to finance SMEs

  22 August 2018

  Especially targeted at insurance companies’ investments

• AllianceBernstein closes third US commercial real estate fund

  21 August 2018

  With $3.1bn capital committed, including from global insurers

• LGIM Real Assets acquires Manchester tower

  21 August 2018

  As part of its strategy to scale up its build to rent portfolio

• South Koreans’ UK real estate investment doubles in H1

  20 August 2018

  £899m invested by insurance related asset managers, thanks to rule change

• Aviva investors hires head of real asset investment specialists

  20 August 2018

  Former Standard Life director Mark Meiklejon will lead the recently formed team

• Survey shows German insurers’ lacklustre commitment to sustainability

  17 August 2018

  The survey revealed that only 13% of underwriters considered making positive, progressive investments, whereas 49% of respondents simply avoid undesirable investments

• Metlife IM and State Street agree $2bn commercial mortgage deal

  17 August 2018

  As part of the insurer’s asset manager fixed income strategy

• Low investment return dents QBE's profits

  16 August 2018

  Insurer blames rising US and UK interest rates, market volatility and widening credit spreads

• Aegon reports €67m losses on investments

  16 August 2018

  Due to US treasuries sale leads