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  • US recession fears main risk at end of a turbulent summer, Folksam says

    20 August 2024

    Chief economist Marcus Svedberg says stock market volatility may continue for some time

  • QIC sees profits rise as investment results drop in H1

    19 August 2024

    Investment results dropped 7% compared to H1 2023

  • Insurance and asset management - a marriage of convenience?

    19 August 2024

    Insurance Asset Risk analyses recent consolidations and sell-offs of AM units at European insurers

  • Ascot sees 167% leap in annual income as rates and assets rose in 2023

    19 August 2024

    Bermudian's 3.6% return on assets more than doubled 1.7% from 2022

  • Chart of the Week - Outsourcing by Bermudian re/insurers

    16 August 2024

    Bermuda re/insurers seek a lot of expert help from independent asset managers

  • Money markets resilient in face of stock market volatility - for now

    15 August 2024

    Bank rate cutting cycle trajectory likely to affect outflows to risk assets, with MMFs likely to look to T-bills

  • MS&AD, Sompo and Tokio Marine untangle JPY 317bn of strategic equities in June quarter

    15 August 2024

    Solvency levels of groups rose despite the sell-downs

  • Japan Post Insurance nudges up alternatives allocation in June quarter

    14 August 2024

    But bonds still dominate its JPY 113.3trn general account

  • Arch Capital delivers 'mixed messages' about external outsourcing in 2023

    14 August 2024

    Returns undershot complex benchmark in 2023, but beat it the year before

  • French lifers sigh in relief as products still beat the Livret A alternative

    14 August 2024

    But life and group policies' revaluation rates in 2023 lagged both OATs and elevated inflation