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Increase in illiquids a pivotal development for insurer asset management
13 November 2019Nearly all large European insurers looking to boost illiquid allocations, AM Best finds
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US P&C muni bond allocations fall 11% post-corporate tax change
02 September 2019Significant cuts for individual insurers, says AM Best
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US life insurer investment income drops by 1.8% in H1
27 August 2019Mortgage loan allocation up 44%, according to AM Best
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US P&C investments consistently beat underwriting income
23 August 2019H1 investment income has beaten underwriting income by at least $20bn in each of the last six years, says AM Best
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US insurers grow structured securities allocations for third straight year
31 July 2019Overall holdings top $1trn, says AM Best
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US insurer private equity investments "spiked" in last two years
02 July 2019Leveraged buyout investment biggest segment of growth, says AM Best
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Commercial mortgages close up
16 May 2019Strong returns, stable performance, low risk—the market for commercial mortgage loans has run on tailwinds in the last 10 years with more insurers bringing the asset onto their portfolio than ever before. But, with a looming economic downturn, is the love affair with CMLs about to run out? Sarfraz Thind reports
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US P&C insurers set for modest improvement in investment income
28 February 2019Investment results improving on higher rates but equity volatility hurts
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US P&C sector expected to shun riskier assets in 2018
04 December 2018Increased volatility, lower growth and tighter monetary policy conditions are likely to see a shift away from riskier assets by US P&C insurers in the next 12 months, according to a report by AM Best. By Sarfraz Thind
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Investment risk bigger threat than cyclones to Gulf insurers
25 July 2018AM Best points to correlation between domestic shares and property markets