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AG Insurance optimistic on corporate bonds as rate cuts near
18 April 2024Insurer says current economic scenario calls for portfolio diversification
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Fitch Ratings predicts UK bulk annuity transaction volumes will pass £60bn in 2024
18 April 2024After reaching highest ever levels of almost £50bn in 2023
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Liberty Mutual completes thermal coal divestment policy
17 April 2024And reveal investments in "disruptive innovation"
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RLAM warns BoE rates cut not guaranteed, after April CPI figures higher than expected
17 April 2024Manager still assuming first cut will come in the second half of 2024
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Insurers' investments face risks in case of Israel-Iran conflict escalation, S&P says
17 April 2024Agency believes foreign insurers' direct exposure to Israel via insurance and reinsurance to be "relatively immaterial"
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LGIM unveils energy transition commodities ETF
17 April 2024Fund to focus on transition metals
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CFOs favour stable allocations as concerns over growth persist
16 April 2024Insurers say holdings of illiquid assets unlikely to change in Moody's survey
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95% of UK insurer and pension fund investors expect to add weight to renewables investments over next five years
16 April 202444% expected to increase allocations by up to 20%, according to a survey from AlphaReal
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Non-PE backed insurers feel pressure to compete with PE-backed firms
15 April 2024Building up liquidity and securing more yield key focus for insurers, Insight Investment's O'Brien says
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Zurich favours US equities over credit despite investor complacency across both asset classes
12 April 2024Market rate cut expectations closer to reality than last year, but cracks beginning to form in the "perfect picture" landing scenario
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Private debt at the forefront of insurers' continued advance into private markets
10 April 2024According to global insurance survey by Mercer and Oliver Wyman
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Three-quarters of European institutional investors expect ESG to have bigger investment role in next 12 months
10 April 2024According to research from Coalition Greenwich, which also found 45% of asset managers in Europe have or are developing AI
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Are infrastructure fund managers expecting more from Solvency UK reforms than insurers are willing to deliver?
10 April 2024Octopus Renewables "cautiously optimistic", but PIC does not plan anything "radical"
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Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management
09 April 2024Woody Bradford says deal will support Generali's growth in US real estate and investment-grade credit assets
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Arch Insurance acquires Allianz US MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses in $1.8bn deal
08 April 2024Capital required to support the business estimated at $1.4bn
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