Archive

  • Insurers’ investment guide to protect world heritage sites unveiled

    15 October 2019

    Insurers worldwide have collaborated with the United Nations and the World Wildlife Fund

  • Liberty Mutual invests in autonomous vehicle tech

    17 June 2019

    Partnership will help insurer better understand and underwrite autonomous vehicle risks

  • The BBB effect: apocalypse or opportunity?

    12 March 2019

    US insurers are holding bigger volumes of BBB-rated corporate debt than at any time in the past. A turning credit cycle could tip significant amounts of these to junk. But while the headline figures look startling, is this really a precursor to the apocalypse or just another bad news story? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Brexit plans fuel Luxembourg fund industry growth

    24 January 2019

    More than half of newly licensed financial services companies are ‘Brexit relocations’

  • Market risk concentrated among six UK non-life players, analysis finds

    12 January 2018

    Insurance Risk Data unearths extra investment data in SFCRs

  • Alternatives shine for Lloyd's syndicates

    05 April 2017

    Following the insights gleaned on rising manager fees and falling yields for Lloyd's syndicates, David Walker shines light on the well-performing fraction of alternative investments made by the sector in 2015.

  • China calls for foreign investment in local insurance industry

    27 March 2017

    Beijing already speaking with neighbours on this, but all await Washington's lead

  • Energy assets dent Liberty Mutual's investment income

    05 August 2016

    Pre-tax losses of $220m limit the firm's quarterly profits to only $15m

  • US P&C insurers' investment income declined 16% in Q1

    01 June 2016

    Moody's also says insurers will trim their energy and commodity positions

  • Liberty Mutual launches tech venture capital fund

    20 May 2016

    Makes first investment in smart lock provider