Archive

  • US insurers increasingly relying on ETFs

    21 March 2022

    Thanks to lighter regulatory treatment

  • Ultra-low interest rates a battering threat to USA insurers' business model

    21 September 2020

    Insurers perhaps most "challenged institutional investors", says Cerulli

  • US insurers most concerned by late stage credit cycle

    24 October 2019

    Private and structured debt in demand, Cerulli report finds

  • Change in US accounting rule increase ETFs attractiveness for insurers

    27 July 2018

    Report by Cerulli Associates advices ETF issuers to target insurance general accounts

  • Solvency II key for insurance-focused asset managers, says Cerulli

    25 April 2018

    Solvency II-relevant investment work remains high on the list of considerations for asset managers, according to a survey of 41 insurers and asset managers by consultancy Cerulli Associates.

  • Asset managers serving DB pensions have skills for life firms

    02 February 2018

    Frankfurter-Leben Gruppe among German insurers buying up pension investment assets

  • US insurers not into short-term relationships with asset managers, research finds

    31 January 2018

    Insurance managers win seven net new clients on average a year

  • Greater outsourcing driven by Solvency II

    27 March 2017

    UK, German and Nordic insurers present managers with most opportunities

  • Can covered bonds stage a comeback?

    29 June 2016

    Covered bonds have traditionally been a favourite asset for insurers and are treated sympathetically under Solvency II, but they have fallen from grace as low yields bite into the asset class. Sarfraz Thind reports on prospects for a revival

  • Shift towards unit-linked products is an opportunity for asset managers

    12 April 2016

    As European insurers move away from guaranteed products and towards unit-linked and hybrids, there is space for asset managers to step in, according to Cerulli Associates. Benedicte Gravrand reports