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  • US faces more banking problems as Europe stabilises, Allianz says

    24 March 2023

    Insurer assets safe against bank problems but face volatility challenges

  • Lloyd's has £8.2bn exposure to banking sector

    23 March 2023

    Investments lose £3.1bn in 2022 on higher rates

  • Partner Re reported $1.8bn losses on fixed income last year

    22 March 2023

    Mostly paper losses as higher rates and wider credit spreads hurt

  • PIMCO promotes five new managing directors in US

    21 March 2023

    In Newport Beach and New York offices

  • The return to the promised land

    20 March 2023

    After a decade of eking out pitiful returns on their traditional fixed income assets insurers are finally seeing the return of higher interest rates. Will this herald a shift out of risky assets? A recent publication by the NAIC outlines the possibilities. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • US insurers held $7bn in Credit Suisse bonds at end 2021

    17 March 2023

    A number of insurers have small size holdings in troubled bank

  • Aegon moves from portfolio management to investing in climate mitigation

    17 March 2023

    Dutch insurer models investment return against failed and disorderly transition scenarios

  • BlackRock's CEO praises the power of capitalism over woke investing

    16 March 2023

    "We do not divest from sectors," Larry Fink says

  • Global Atlantic's CIO talks shop

    15 March 2023

    Anup Agarwal, CIO, explains why Global Atlantic does not support US insurance regulators proposed changes on structured assets' capital charges calibrations. Interview by Sarfraz Thind

  • US Insurers' SVB exposures are limited...in most cases

    13 March 2023

    One insurer entity has invested "325% of equities" in banks, AM Best finds