News

• European insurers' assets grow 8.6%

  17 February 2014

  Insurance Europe reports assets total at €8.4trn

• European life insurers set to boost illiquid investments

  12 February 2014

  Mortgage and infrastructure loans on the agenda in 2014

• Munich Re sees growth in capital relief deals

  04 February 2014

  Price competition growing in traditional reinsurance

• Insurers prioritise asset data and analytics spending

  30 January 2014

  Trend towards multi-asset portfolios putting current systems under strain

• Insurers can reap rewards through "marginal" asset diversification

  23 January 2014

  Solvency II's high capital charges are no barrier, says BlackRock

• Commercial real estate investors add to criticism of Solvency II capital charges

  21 January 2014

  CFREC Europe and Inrev ask Eiopa to relax rules on commercial mortgage backed securities

• EU insurers' investments increasingly risky

  20 January 2014

  Search for good yields means more speculative assets held, says Fitch

• German life insurers to benefit from cut in maximum rate

  15 January 2014

  Moody's says actuarial decision is positive for firms

• Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments

  14 January 2014

  NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset

• German insurers fight "unreasonably high" Solvency II infrastructure capital charge

  14 January 2014

  Unlisted renewables and infrastructure should have 20% capital charge, says GDV