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German insurers face crunch on guaranteed products
20 May 2015German insurers are struggling to meet guaranteed rates on life insurance products when returns on traditional investment assets are so paltry. How big a drain on capital is the mismatch producing and what's being done to ease this? Sarfraz Thind explains
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Rate cut will hit Swiss domestic insurers
17 February 2015Investment returns under further pressure from SNB's SFr-Libor move, says Moody's
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German life insurers face fall in 2015 investment returns
06 February 2015QE will speed up shift to alternatives says Moody's
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Rating agency sounds alarm over Euro quantitative easing
27 January 2015Moody's claims QE could lead to decline in economic solvency
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QE to accelerate shift into illiquid assets
23 January 2015Demand for non-euro assets is another option for hard-pressed insurers, analysts say
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Dutch insurers could take €900m hit on mortgage revaluation
27 November 2014A looming revaluation of mortgage loans could wipe out as much as €900m ($1.1bn) off the value of assets held by Dutch life insurers, rating agency Moody's has warned.
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Poor yields weigh on insurers' investment returns
04 September 2014Low-risk investments curtail P&C earnings, says Moody's
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Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly
27 August 2014Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves
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Asset managers increase insurance AuM
10 July 2014Specialist expertise key in attracting clients
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US insurers favour alternatives in outsourcing asset management
26 June 2014US insurers reduce use of third-party managers for core fixed income, increase for alternative investments