Archive

  • Great-West sells Putnam to Franklin Templeton for $1bn

    01 June 2023

    Insurer will allocate $25bn to Franklin Templeton as part of deal

  • Debt ceiling agreement not a panacea, AM Best warns

    01 June 2023

    Treasury does not have to default for US to be downgraded, says chief rating officer

  • US life insurers well positioned to absorb steep downturn in CRE markets, Moody's says

    01 June 2023

    Industry's $600bn commercial mortgage loan holdings most at risk from market crash

  • Conning promotes Matt Daly to head of North America

    01 June 2023

    Cindy Beaulieu named CIO of Conning North America

  • US insurers continuing to allocate to privates despite better public debt yields

    01 June 2023

    Complexity premium is the new vogue term for insurers, says Nuveen

  • Mirae US real estate fund loses 70% of value

    30 May 2023

    Insurers invested in fund which has suffered from office downturn

  • US insurers ETFs drop by 23.5% in 2022, first significant decline since inception

    26 May 2023

    Two "mega" insurers exited all equities which contributed to decline, S&P Dow Jones finds

  • European CRE picture is "less alarming" than in the US, Allianz says

    26 May 2023

    But careful selection needs to be uppermost for investors

  • MetLife IM to manage 'significant amount' of parent's $19.2bn reinsurance deal

    25 May 2023

    MetLife signed deal to reinsure annuities with Global Atlantic

  • Secret CSO: "No indication from our US asset managers that the ESG fundamentals have changed"

    25 May 2023

    Regulation risk is an issue insurers and asset managers have to live with