Asset allocation
Insurers warm to risk factor diversification
Insurers are rethinking their investment process in terms of risk factors
Cuts to securitisation capital charges too small, say experts
But European Commission proposals can stop insurers becoming forced sellers of low-risk securitisations
UK annuity reforms may squeeze insurers' appetite for illiquid assets
Allocations to infrastructure and property expected to reduce following Budget
Canadian mortality data highlights longevity challenge for pension funds
Longevity risk transfer market must overcome fundamental issues
Insurers weigh home-loan investment as efficient source of yield
Capital charge for residential mortgages under Solvency II makes buying loan portfolios more attractive, say bankers
US insurers tap CLO market as banks retreat
Widening spreads lure insurers
Are insurance companies prepared for the investment infrastructure challenges ahead?
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Commission proposals to ease look-through rules ‘require clarification’
Exception in draft Level 2 text could exclude active funds
Insurers hunt for 'scale premium' in infrastructure assets
Size and tenor of deals grow in importance as illiquidity premium fades
Insurers bridge infrastructure investment challenge
As life insurers increase their exposure to infrastructure, Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on the different ways in which they are approaching the asset class
Insurers seize opportunities in European corporate funding markets
As European insurers increasingly invest in illiquid corporate debt, credit funds and partnerships with banks are helping them overcome their lack of expertise and tap into a market that offers high-yields and a chance of diversification. But markets…
European insurers return to peripheral sovereign debt markets
High yields and low volatility driving comeback from core-Europe firms
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.
New Solvency II capital charges still threat to ABS demand
European insurer demand for debt securitisations could vanish despite proposals for lower capital charges
Insurers eye opportunities in commodity trade finance
CX Re and Partnership Assurance invest in CTF assets
EIB credit enhancement lures UK insurers to project bond
Capital efficiency of A3 bond tempts insurers
Delta Lloyd to lead European insurers into private debt market
€750 million collective fund to invest in loans to mid-cap corporates to be launched next year
Insurers boost allocation to private equity
Blackrock survey finds more than half of firms likely to increase investment in asset class