Investment

  • High charges erode value in insurance-based investment products, warns Eiopa

    15 April 2025

    Despite strong 2023 returns, IBIPs struggled to deliver value due to persistently high costs and uneven cross-border pricing

  • Swiss Re anticipates US recession from Trump's tariffs

    14 April 2025

    Higher tariffs and market volatility will heighten inflation and slow growth, the institute says

  • Trump's tariffs U-turn: upsides and downsides for insurers

    10 April 2025

    PwC general insurance leader Mohammad Khan warns of further claims inflation impact

  • Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raises $40m in funding round

    10 April 2025
  • Bain Capital invests $825m in Lincoln Financial in latest insurance-AM tie-up

    10 April 2025
  • AM Best predicts capital optimising from Japanese asset-intensive reinsurance deals

    07 April 2025

    US insurers wrote $290bn GWP for Japanese owners since 2019

  • Trump tariffs a "fundamental attack" on global trading system, says GDV

    04 April 2025

    LMA says tariffs put greater pressure on insurers to manage value-at-risk

  • Trump tariffs to hurt life insurers the most as 'liberation day' causes chaos

    03 April 2025

    Tariffs took effect last night have seen a global asset rout, challenging those holding riskier investments

  • Insurance Europe and Eiopa welcome Savings and Investment Union

    28 March 2025

    The Commission's plans recognise insurers role in economic growth, trade body says

  • Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024

    27 March 2025

    Six insurers each wrote more than £5bn in deals for the first time, LCP finds

  • Athora's sales and capital generation grow in 2024

    20 March 2025

    European insurance and savings group reports €3.7bn of new business, up 21%

  • Net zero investing has reputational risks and rewards, says Phoenix's Bruno Gardner

    18 March 2025

    Phoenix's head of climate change and nature discusses the balancing act of sustainable investment

  • Asset-liability synergy drives Phoenix Group's bulk annuity business

    17 March 2025

    IFRS adjusted operating profit increased 31% year-on-year to £825m

  • Reask secures $4m to expand its extreme weather risk modelling capabilities

    14 March 2025

    Financing round led by Schroders' impact investment manager BlueOrchard Finance

  • L&G profits climb 6% as records tumble for UK annuity and US PRT sales

    12 March 2025

    UK PRT deals off to a strong start in 2025 with £1.2bn in sales

  • Royal London reports £277m profit as bulk annuity business expands

    07 March 2025

    The mutual insurer completed three buy-in transactions worth £187m in premiums

  • InsuranceERM Americas awards 2025 open for entries

    05 March 2025

    The awards are free to enter and the closing date is Friday 11 April

  • Asset manager-life insurance synergy will strengthen further, says Moody's

    04 March 2025

    Access to assets has allowed insurers deliver better value to consumers