Archive

  • Rates likely to stay higher for longer under second Trump administration, AM Best says

    07 November 2024

    Insurers need to get better at joined-up stress testing, London event hears

  • APAC Weekly - East Asia's understanding of insurance evolves, as do threats that underline its importance

    22 October 2024

    Last week marked the 62nd birthday of a forward-thinking East Asian insurance institution

  • AM Best upgrades A.I.M. Mutual's Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "positive"

    18 July 2024

    Due to strong underwriting results and investment income

  • BMA said to tighten screws over re/insurers' related-party investments

    25 June 2024

    Pre-approval now needed, as PE ownership structure under microscope again

  • AM Best heralds end to US P&C firms needing to take risk for investment yield

    30 May 2024

    Non-life sector in US posted record net investment income in 2023, rating agency finds

  • Spanish life firm investments jump over 10% in 2023, regulator reveals

    17 May 2024

    Industry sat on €283bn investment pot at end of 2023

  • Japan's CIOs have alternatives managers in their sights

    17 April 2024

    The Bank of Japan may have stolen the limelight last month, but insurance CIOs made headlines as well, with eye-catching allocations to non-mainstream assets and emerging managers

  • US life/health insurers increasingly outsourced asset management from 2016-2022, AM Best says

    28 February 2024

    Proportion of insurers using unaffiliated asset managers to control more than 50% of invested assets grew to 33.4% in 2022

  • 777 Re demoted again as illiquid asset problem lingers

    19 February 2024

    AM Best wants decrease to affiliated investments to boost 777 Re's capitalisation

  • P&I Club investment returns to resurrect, driving positive results, AM Best says

    12 February 2024

    Japan P&I Club aiming to turn 1.19% returns into 2.4%