Archive

  • Chart of the Week: Did LA's insurers choose the wrong fire-risk properties to avoid, before the city's trial by fire?

    17 January 2025

    Data shows widespread non-renewals in fire-prone California in 2023, but maybe in the 'wrong' areas

  • Exploring the demand in affordable housing

    23 December 2024

    Mike Lohmeier, chief investment officer at IMPACT Community Capital, explains the current state of play in affordable housing investments in the US, and compares it to other real estate asset classes

  • Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets

    08 May 2024

    Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved

  • ICNZ appoints new president and vice-president

    08 January 2024

    Amanda Whiting steps up to top job at Insurance Council of New Zealand

  • "Don't bet interest rates will stay high forever", Zurich CFO warns

    17 May 2023

    Zurich has inked $1.8bn reinsurance deal with Resolution for US life policies, as part of investment pivot

  • Just Group MA mortgages distorts UK peers' investment allocation pattern

    13 September 2022

    UK insurer holds €9bn in asset class, despite downsizing holdings in 2021

  • Farmers promotes Irakoze Baur to CIO

    18 December 2020

    Will replace retiring Tom Rogers from January

  • Matching adjustment benefit to European life insurers' SCR increases by 9% in 2018

    11 June 2019

    Insurance Risk Data analysis reveals some adventurousness in MA investment portfolios

  • Farmers hires Zurich Switzerland's CIO

    16 December 2016

    Tom Rogers leaves parent company to lead investments at US non-life business

  • Karyn Williams named Farmers Group CIO

    11 August 2015

    Peter Teuscher moves back to Zurich as head of alternatives