News

• BNP Paribas extends mandate with Italian bancassurance firm

  06 November 2017

  Eurovita is an existing custody client of BNP Paribas

• PRA to crack down on "undue capital relief" in Solvency II volatility adjustment

  03 November 2017

  UK regulator concerned that VA is not being used for intended purpose

• Net investment losses at MetLife fail to dim optimism after Brighthouse spin-off

  02 November 2017

  US insurer MetLife posted net investment losses of $606m during the third quarter, sharply down on the gains of $231m it posted a year ago, as it battles on without its $220bn retail asset management business Brighthouse Financial.

• Allianz finances Vienna's 'Austria Campus'

  02 November 2017

  Second deal in Austrian capital in four months after The Icon

• Swiss Re hopes market normalisation will follow central bank moves

  02 November 2017

  Artificial measures "disproportionately impacted" insurers' investing, manager says

• Cat bond losses dent RenRe's investment returns

  01 November 2017

  Bermudan reinsurer RenaissanceRe's (RenRe) investment returns during the third quarter were hampered by losses in its catastrophe bond portfolio, owing to the large number of catastrophe events during the period.

• Northern Trust creates new role to target insurance assets

  01 November 2017

  US-headquartered asset manager Northern Trust has hired Andrew Booker from SEI Investments to grow its insurance and financial institution client base across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

• Axa IMRA's investment strategist to take on research role

  31 October 2017

  Justine Curlow succeeds Greg Mansell

• Eiopa suggests boon for property and alternative investments

  30 October 2017

  Authority says look-through may apply to insurers' investment-related undertakings

• China Life heralds 10% jump in net investment yield

  30 October 2017

  Yield now 5%, but still lags Ping An's