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  • Reinsurers' solvency ratios benefit from rising interest rates, Moody's says

    31 August 2023

    Rates hikes in 2022 good for European reinsurers investment returns and solvency ratios, but rates trajectory in 2023 unclear

  • Conning says smaller insurers under-invested in CRE

    24 August 2023

    Merits of CRE in current environment continue to be debated by investors

  • US bond yields not a crisis - but the risks have grown, says Swiss Re

    18 August 2023

    Yield surge requires ever more disciplined insurer balance sheet management

  • Swiss Re Institute foresees bumpy ride for risky assets no matter the weather

    09 August 2023

    Saying corporates face headwinds in the case of slowed disinflation and valuation hits in downturn

  • Interest rates responsible for 2023 progress on many insurer asset portfolios

    07 August 2023

    Insurers capitalise on higher rates to rebound from rocky 2022

  • Swiss Re revises interest rate peaks upwards

    14 July 2023

    By 25bps for both the Fed and BoE, while also expecting recessions to varying degrees across jurisdictions

  • Swiss Re's how to: 'value an anteater'

    05 July 2023

    From tigers to reefs to a coalpit's climate cost, actuaries are valuing some unexpected assets - and presenting findings in ways even UK politicians can grasp...David Walker reports.

  • Asia's CIOs face up to having to 'know it all'

    03 July 2023

    Insurance investors discuss the lessons learned from the last few years of severe volatility, and reveal what [Chat] 'GPT' actually stands for, at Insurance Asset Risk's Hong Kong Seminar 2023. Compiled by Vincent Huck

  • Video: Swiss Re's mid-year outlook at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2023

    21 June 2023

    Interview with Charlotte Mueller, chief economist Europe at Swiss Re

  • Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2023 conference round up

    12 June 2023

    The conference was held in London on 12 June and highlighted the investment risks and opportunities facing insurers. Vincent Huck reports