July 23, 2024
Britain’s insurers set out plans on Monday on how to channel billions of pounds freed up from their safety buffers into infrastructure such as EV charging stations to boost growth. The new Labour government in Britain has said that chunks …
November 21, 2023
Britain’s opposition Labour Party met bank and insurance leaders on Monday to discuss ways to boost investment in infrastructure, as it continues a charm offensive with finance bosses ahead of an expected election next year that it is favored to …
December 2, 2021
The global construction industry’s risk landscape will be transformed by radical changes in design, materials and processes as the industry enters a sustained period of strong growth. The post-Covid-19 growth will be driven by government spending on infrastructure and the …
June 18, 2020
Investment in infrastructure development is set to be one of the main drivers of growth in emerging markets after the COVID-19 crisis subsides, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Emerging markets will invest US$2.2 trillion in infrastructure annually over …
November 17, 2017
Efforts to get insurers to plug Europe’s investment gap by backing riskier assets could be undermined if banks are unwilling to share crucial credit data with them, a European Union insurance regulator said. EU insurance capital rules known as Solvency …
December 21, 2016
Europe’s pensions and insurers, seeking returns in infrastructure deals after asset purchases by the European Central Bank gutted yields on bonds, say they’re being crowded out again. Their frustration is directed at the European Investment Bank, a public lender tasked …
June 29, 2016
Investors will consider hoarding cash in vaults as government bond yields fall deeper into negative territory following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, according to Talanx AG, Germany’s third-biggest insurer. “Storing physical cash as an alternative to paying …
April 1, 2016
The European Union lowered capital requirements on insurance companies to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects as policy makers struggle to revive the bloc’s flagging economy. Risk charges for insurers’ unlisted equity shares in projects such as energy pipelines, transport …
January 5, 2016
More than 40 Chinese insurance companies and asset managers have jointly started an investment firm, raising 40 billion yuan ($6 billion) for a first fund to finance energy and infrastructure projects overseas, China’s insurance regulator said. The new firm, China …
September 21, 2015
The European Union is preparing reduced capital requirements for insurers in a bid to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is considering amending insurance rules known as the Solvency II Delegated Act to …