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US insurer CLO exposures grew to nearly $250bn in 2022
12 October 2023Still only 3% of total assets, according to NAIC
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US life insurer key IMR metric falls to 12 year low as bond sales hit
19 September 2023But NAIC rule change will help insurers struggling with negative mark
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US insurers grew CMBS holdings to $293bn in 2022
13 September 2023The 5% uptick comes as wider commercial mortgage market faces downturn
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CIOs to fasten seatbelts for bumpy landing as Fed spots runway
13 September 2023"The Fed won't hike rates next week," former president of Kansas City Fed predicts. While asset owners are at odds on the likelihood of a recession and asset managers brace themselves for what will not be a "piece of (cheese)cake"
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NAIC notes some insurers "aggressively" taking more risk in CLOs
12 September 2023While exposure to these instruments is expected to have grown by $20bn to $30bn in 2022
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NAIC highlights volatility and liquidity as key investment risks
12 September 2023Yet doesn't foresee major changes in insurers' investment strategies
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NAIC not worried about insurer liquidity
12 September 2023Stress tests show insurers well prepared for cash crunch event
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US soft landing by no means a given
12 September 2023Thomas Hoenig outlines difficulties faced by US economy at NAIC insurance summit
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SEC passes new rules on private fund oversight
24 August 2023Rules will increase fee transparency, but many earlier proposals have been diluted
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US insurer mortgage loans grew 8.6% in 2022 even as CRE market faces crunch year
21 August 2023Insurers held $727bn in mortgage loans at end-2022, NAIC finds