News

  • Climate change impacts asset value, UN study finds

    09 August 2018

    Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk

  • Negative FX impacts Zurich's AuM

    09 August 2018

    Investment result increase by 16%

  • Hannover Re 3.1% RoI for H1 beats expectation

    09 August 2018

    But realised gains and investment income dropped by 36% and 4% respectively

  • Investments results dent L&G profits in H1 2018

    09 August 2018

    L&G eyes larger mortality reserve release

  • Munich Re reports 12% drop in investment result in H1

    08 August 2018

    Reinsurer simultaneously announced new climate and divestment policy

  • LV= reports negative investment return in H1

    07 August 2018

    Due to losses on hedges protecting the Solvency II balance sheet

  • Equity-release mortgage lending "a scandal like Equitable Life"

    07 August 2018

    Durham University professor warns of major errors in insurers' valuation

  • LGIM Real Assets purchases £21m Somerset shopping centre

    07 August 2018

    Local council will lease the centre for 35 years at an initial rent of £717,696 a year

  • Standard Life Aberdeen profits take a hit in "tough market"

    07 August 2018

    Challenging market conditions led to a 12% drop in pre-tax profits for Standard Life Aberdeen

  • BlackRock launches ESG emerging market debt funds

    06 August 2018

    With the products expected to spark interest amongst insurers