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UK annuity providers review credit risk strategies
With the implementation of Solvency II now almost certainly delayed for at least two years, UK annuity providers are beginning to reassess their credit asset allocation strategies, as they look to optimise the trade-off between risk and reward. Michael...
The infrastructure investment challenge for insurers
As banks have pulled back from funding infrastructure projects, life insurers have stepped in to fill the void, but deals remain limited in scope. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
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Van Hulle: Long-term investment agenda must not side-track Solvency...
Political focus on promoting long-term finance could be detrimental to insurance industry, warns European Commission's former Solvency II leader
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