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AIG inks major partnership with BlackRock for $150bn of its assets
BlackRock to manage $90bn of the AIG’s Life & Retirement investment portfolio.
MGAA confirms first Republic of Ireland member
MGA Blackrock Insurance Solutions has joined as a full member.
Specialist Risk Group acquires Blackrock Insurance as it builds underwriting business
Blackrock is the latest in a series of MGAs SRG has acquired in recent months.
Insurers turn to investment portfolios to boost profits: BlackRock
Insurers are facing a profitability squeeze and are increasingly looking to their investment portfolios as a larger component of profitability, according to a study commissioned by BlackRock.
ABR Re focus turns risk model on its head
The changing reinsurance model requires more vigilant modelling as the balance of risk tips towards the asset side.
ABR Re launches after $800m capital raise
ACE and fund manager Blackrock have officially launched ABR Re after raising $800 million of capital.
ABR Re seeks $1.3bn of funding
The joint venture between ACE and fund manager Blackrock, ABR Re, will seek to raise up to $1.3 billion of capital.
Third party capital will seek primary risks, says Aon Benfield boss
Innovative structures to facilitate third party capital seeking risk-linked investments will continue to emerge in 2015, before then also expanding into the primary market, Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Benfield Securities, told Intelligent Insurer.
BlackRock venture could offer new income stream for Ace
It looks increasingly likely that the much-anticipated deal between Ace and fund manager BlackRock will copy the sidecar-type arrangement used by so many reinsurers and ultimately generate fee income for Ace by underwriting third party risks – as opposed to the vehicle insuring Ace’s business only.
Investors back AA in IPO buy-in deal
Acromas, the parent company of motor services company the AA, has received binding commitments of over £930 million from cornerstone investors ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO) later this month.
