Insurers willing to invest in infrastructure

The German insurance federation (GDV) released in late August a report exhibiting insurers’ willingness to support infrastructure financing. GDV is, therefore, seeking to build bridges between the government and its members to enable them to invest on the long term basis.

Insurance companies, which hold large outstanding investments, favor this type of investment that meets the requirements of Solvency II and their investment strategy in life insurance.

Funding production and distribution sites for renewable energy is mostly favored. Today, less than 1% of assets managed by the German insurance companies is invested in infrastructure.