Insurance – Page 6
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Features
The European insurance challenge
European insurers may turn to a wider range of asset management strategies as they face up to difficult market conditions
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News
GKN seals £190m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation
Engineering firm continues de-risking exercise for UK pension scheme
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News
Insurance industry questions Commission's 'poorly designed' PEPP
Insurance Europe has strong reservations about current approach on pan-European savings vehicle
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News
German insurance association defends Riester-Rente amid failure claims
State-subsidised private pension product is ‘good’ and ‘can get even better’
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News
Insurance Europe criticises IORP II changes to cross-border funding
Industry group warns of potential for regulatory arbitrage
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News
Dutch Dentists scheme opts for independence over insurance arrangement
Closed scheme argues it can still optimally serve its participants through low costs and offering indexation
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NewsComplementa: Swiss schemes increasing alternatives, FX hedging
Consultancy’s risk study shows success of more ‘expensive’ strategies
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Dutch companies abandon APF plan due to insurance competition
Costs-savings too small to compete with an insurer’s APF, group says
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Special ReportInsurance-Linked Securities: Taking the market by storm
Insurance-linked securities are gaining popularity as a diversifying asset class, but what are the available strategies, underlying risks and costs?
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News
Insurance, ESG groups set out IORP II trialogue wishlist
InsuranceEurope, responsible investment groups set out key hopes for outcome of negotiations
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Features
European Insurance & Occupational Pensions Authority Conference: Framing the DC debate
Gathering in Frankfurt for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s (EIOPA) annual conference, delegates could be forgiven for assuming the address by chairman Gabriel Bernardino would reflect on his previous successes, and avoid any controversial new proposals.
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News
European insurance company tenders green bond mandate
Client seeking ‘high-level ESG analysis’ with bottom-up focus
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News
Germany's HDI quits insurance-linked pension vehicles
News confirms trend of insurers ‘lowering guarantees’ in occupational pension products
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Special Report
Finland 2015 - Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Judge’s comment: “Elo seems to be well back on track, with direct lending to corporates and a brave hedge fund focus paying off”
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News
Longevity-linked securities also of use as short-term holdings, researchers argue
Need for higher transparency and better valuation of asset class if it is to succeed
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NewsLOIM hires catastrophe bond team to add new insurance-linked product
Gregor Gawron and team member poached from Dynapartners
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News
UK roundup: KPMG LDI survey, Pension Insurance Corporation, PICA
LDI market sees £32bn of new business over 2014, according to KPMG survey
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NewsInsurance company tenders €200m EM currency mandate using IPE-Quest
Strategy should combine top-down country/sector selection with bottom-up duration/issue selection
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Special Report
Euro-zone recovery: Insurance and repression
European insurers are finding ways to adapt to the prolonged period of low interest rates and unconventional monetary policy
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Features
Briefing: What the IASB insurance model could spell for pensions
With the IASB about to embark on an overhaul of pensions accounting, Stephen Bouvier looks at what it might mean to apply the board’s insurance liability model to a pension promise
