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MassMutual invests $100m in bitcoin
11 December 2020Also purchases $5m stake in bitcoin investment company, NYDIG
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Liberty Mutual becomes first US P&C insurer to join PRI
10 December 2020Move to incorporate ESG principles follows regulatory outcry against Boston-based insurer in May
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Insatiable chase for yield will be more pronounced in 2021, Macquarie says
09 December 2020Negative yielding corporate debt rises to $2.7trn in last year
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Western & Southern: The equity pusher
09 December 2020The idea that insurers can only invest in fixed income is a myth for Cincinnati's Western & Southern CIO, Brendan White. The insurer has been stretching the mould by investing in equities for nigh on 30 years. White explains why it invests in stocks and how successful this has been in the torpid world of insurance investing. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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CECL had little impact on US insurers this year
09 December 2020Fitch says accounting standard largely immaterial for insurer reported equity
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US recovery not until 2023, Axa IM says
08 December 2020Worse outbreak of COVID-19 in winter predicted
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Insurers placing less emphasis on climate risk in investments
07 December 2020Climate risk underweighted in asset management versus underwriting, IAIS meeting participants say
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Over half of US insurers have not altered investment strategy for climate
26 November 2020US's biggest insurer climate survey shows gaps in industry's climate change work
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US insurer liquidity risk at post-2008 highs
23 November 2020Fed warns of increased difficulty of meeting claims as illiquid assets shoot past 12-year highs
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MEAG acquires US timberland portfolio
19 November 2020Average yield in this asset class has been 5-7% a year