Insurers invest £22.8bn towards UK productive assets since 2024 pledge

Update marks one fifth of the way to the total pledged by the industry

Alex Levy
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Haweswater Reservoir: major annuity providers supported the financing of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) / iStock.com/daverhead
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Haweswater Reservoir: major annuity providers supported the financing of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) / iStock.com/daverhead

The industry has invested £22.8bn in UK productive assets since 2024, one fifth of the £100bn pledged over the decade from 2024, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said.

An updated report published by the organisation today (15 September) – based on investment data from the biggest annuity providers in the UK including Aviva, L&G, Pension Insurance Corporation, Roy...

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