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Asian insurance AuM gold rush
05 March 2019Regulatory changes in Asia combined with challenging local market conditions are teasing Asian insurers’ interest in diversifying their investments abroad, this could be a gold rush for Western asset managers. Vincent Huck reports
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Italian insurers' path to diversification
02 October 2018Industry veteran Michele Gaffo, formerly the CIO of Allianz Italia and Poste Vita now at asset management firm DWS, tells David Walker how Italian reinsurers are reacting to the latest spike in volatility and getting ready for the next one.
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Volatilità spurs Italian insurers to review portfolios
04 September 2018Italy's underwriters long understood their sovereign debt was not riskless. This year's jolts only intensified their search for other investments, as David Walker reports
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Widening spread of Italian debt takes big toll on capital ratios
10 August 2018But hasn’t materially deteriorated insurers’ underlying risk profile, according to Moody’s
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Largest insurers use SFCRs to extend transparency of investments
03 January 2018Insurance Risk Data's analysis of the first SFCR submissions reveals information goes far beyond fundamental insights of quantitative reporting templates. David Walker reports
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Deutsche AM hires global head of insurance
13 December 2017Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has appointed industry veteran Michele Gaffo as its global head of insurance coverage.