In this insight, we focus on Commercial Ground Rents (CGR) – a private market asset class that satisfies many of the investment needs revealed by life insurers in our survey. UK life insurers have invested over £500 million into CGRs over 2023 and in our experience, interest in this asset class is accelerating. We explore why European insurers should consider investing in CGRs. We do this by introducing the asset class and discussing characteristics that are attractive to insurers.

Beyond affordable housing, Taking a diversified approach to social infrastructure investments
Institutional investors have allocated significant capital to affordable housing funds over recent years.