Archive

  • Systemic insurance risk on the rise, IAIS finds

    16 December 2022

    Annual monitoring exercise cites illiquid exposure and derivatives as key contributors

  • Unbundling risk, liquidity and alternatives in Bermuda

    14 December 2022

    On the back of the regulator's announcement of its intention to ramp up scrutiny on Bermudians' illiquid investments, insurers discuss their approach to alternative asset classes and the 'loose' concept of illiquidity. Vincent Huck reports

  • Investors will need a new playbook in 2023, warns BlackRock

    12 December 2022

    Recession is foretold and inflation here to stay, asset manager says

  • BMA to drill into insurer illiquid and alternative assets

    09 December 2022

    Bermudian insurers face "intense scrutiny" of assets under new rule enhancements

  • Private placements are "the better asset class for us," says Prudential Financial

    07 December 2022

    Falzon highlights risk and return strengths of private investments in downturn

  • Florida pulls $2bn from BlackRock in protest at firm's "social engineering project"

    06 December 2022

    Florida CFO says it never signed up to BlackRock's ESG mission

  • Structured credit is safer for insurers than traditional, says Athene CRO

    05 December 2022

    Niemann praises structured assets but warns of idiosyncratic and liquidity risks

  • Investcorp buys CLO manager Marble Point

    02 December 2022

    Adds $7.8bn in new credit assets

  • Beware the unintended consequences of good intent

    30 November 2022

    Panellists at Insurance Risk and Capital 2022 conference Bermuda have warned of the complexity of integrating climate change considerations in their business and the difficulty to communicate on those externally. Vincent Huck reports.

  • How to bury a hatchet - Argo reveals its 'peace-plan' details struck with Voce Capital

    28 November 2022

    In its latest annual financial statement, Argo Group revealed its managers were 'exploring all options' for the re/insurer's future, including M&A/sale. David Walker examines the background