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  • IAR Americas: Cautious optimism in credit markets

    27 October 2021

    Since the health crisis of COVID-19 snowballed into an economic crisis, credit markets have seen their base shaken, but insurers retain some confidence, not without caution though. Vincent Huck reports

  • IAR Americas: Stress testing essential against potential interest rate rise

    22 September 2021

    Avoiding zombie companies also a key defence in current environment

  • Time for prudence in credit markets

    16 September 2021

    Little reward in taking credit risk right now, audience at IAR Americas conference will hear

  • Rating agency CMBS reviews affirm USA insurers' concerns

    30 September 2020

    S&P downgrades 185 CMBS transactions in September as COVID-19 ravages sector

  • IAR Americas: Round the world of credit

    28 September 2020

    Insurers examine the impact of COVID-19 on different asset classes in the credit and structured bond universe and how they feel about future performance, during a panel discussion at Insurance Asset Risk Americas. Compiled by Stephanie Harris

  • IAR 2020 Americas: Cheap opportunities difficult to access this year, insurers say

    23 September 2020

    Panellists point to increased complexity in modelling bond market risk

  • COVID-19 impact on USA insurer portfolios very difficult to model

    23 September 2020

    IAR 2020 Americas: Panellists thrown by unpredictability of lockdown, bank interventions

  • IAR Americas: the Fed will continue to act as vaccine until actual vaccine is found

    22 September 2020

    Panellists praised the Fed's actions to maintain market stability

  • New York Life Investments appoints Kirk Lehneis as COO

    03 June 2016

    Will focus on expanding alternative investment solutions and ETFs in newly created role

  • Three US insurers provide $1bn mall refinancing

    05 October 2015

    NY Life and Pacific Life join MetLife in deal for New Jersey luxury complex