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Voya: blitzing it
15 February 2021Voya IM winning a mandate with Assurant last year in the middle of the pandemic may have left many 'green with envy'.
Michael Pagano, head of insurance portfolio management, tells the story behind the win and how he is helping manage the parent insurer's general account. -
MetLife IM hires Jingsu Pu to lead global insurance strategy
12 February 2021Will develop insurance business based out of Hong Kong
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IAR outlook survey: sustainability for the next ten years
08 February 2021Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey discovered that sustainability is the overarching theme that will influence insurance investor behavior—not just this year but for the next decade and probably beyond. Yet, some are more prepared than others. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Reddit traders fuelling fears of market mania, warns Prudential
08 February 2021Chief market strategist suggests new bubble forming on back of Fed easy money policy
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MetLife rides out turbulent 2020 with 9% drop in investment income
05 February 2021Q4 up 13% on higher private equity returns as insurer piles into private markets
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IAR's global outlook survey 2021: a foggy crystal ball
01 February 2021Respondents to Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey seem more at the mercy of the financial gods than ever before. Most agree that while the pandemic rages, 2021 will be a damn hard year to predict. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurers call on regulators to lower capital charges on green investments
29 January 2021"Onerous" charges are stymying insurer investing in green assets, World Bank senior advisor warns
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US insurers went on bond acquisition spree in 2020
25 January 2021Corporate bond purchases 36% higher than previous year, according to NAIC
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Blackstone hires Michael Hovey to lead partnerships for insurance solutions group
22 January 2021Joins from Morgan Stanley where he co-headed insurance investment banking
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A testing climate for munis
20 January 2021US municipal bonds have been a staple asset for insurers. But as underwriters brace for the effects of climate change, some insurers are questioning if lending to states hit with increasingly frequent and more severe hurricanes and wild fires is a sensible use of their general accounts. David Walker and Sarfraz Thind report