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Swiss Life still hungry for yield of property investments
27 February 2018The benefits of property investments more than compensated for the high costs of servicing them in 2017, says Swiss Life, which raised exposure in its general account from 16.4% to 18%.
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Insurance Asset Risk Awards winners revealed
26 February 2018Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Awards.
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Climate lawyers pressure Lloyd's to get tough on coal
26 February 2018Increase capital requirement for syndicates with exposure to coal, say environmentalists
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JP Morgan's insurance AuM surpasses $100bn
26 February 2018JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has revealed its global insurance solutions business now manages more than $100bn in assets.
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QBE's LatAm divestment likely to hit investment yield
26 February 2018Growth assets generated double-digit net returns in 2017
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Life insurers could find an ally in alternative asset managers
23 February 2018An increasing number of life insurance companies in the US are using alternative investment managers for their investment strategies, a situation Fitch Ratings describes as a potential "win-win" for both parties.
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SLA hopeful of resuming Scottish Widows mandate after insurance sale
23 February 2018Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) is hopeful that selling its insurance business will give it a chance to re-tender for the £109bn ($152bn) Scottish Widows asset mandate.
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Equities sales help Swiss Re to profit after $4.7bn of natcat losses
23 February 2018Swiss Re recorded a profit of $331m in 2017 despite receiving claims of $4.7bn from natural catastrophes including the three major Atlantic hurricanes, Californian wildfires and cyclone Debbie in Australia.
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Waldorf Astoria falls into Beijing's hands as authorities seize owner Anbang
23 February 2018Chinese insurer wanted to sell trophy New York investment back to Blackstone
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L&G expands retirement home portfolio with Kent village acquisition
22 February 2018
- IAR North America 2024: Geopolitics and recession top of audience's risk concerns
- Fed cuts rates, but what comes next?
- Schroders receives £270m mandate from Metfriendly
- Axa IM Alts launches ABS liquid strategy
- M&G Real Estate global head of investment strategy leaves for real estate partnership
- PGIM Real Estate and M7 Real Estate launch €100m German logistics JV
- Axa IM hires abrdn alum as head of global equities
- Aviva completes £200m BPA deal with Merseyside Pension Fund
- Chart of the Week - Are PE owners stripping capital out of Bermudian re/insurers they own?
- Fed's half-point rate cut poses stimulus cycle question to investors, Generali Asset Management says