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Lifers' investment income to grow 14% in 2024, Swiss Re Institute says
16 July 2024Driving a 15% gain in profitability for the year and breathing new life into the sector
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'Hunt for yield' replaced with 'race for assets', Swiss Re Institute says
14 June 2024Predicting 40% growth in industry investment income in key markets by 2027
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Japanese insurers look set to hold out for higher JGB yields
08 November 2023Expectations of monetary policy normalisation mean insurers to gradually rotate back to JGBs, says Swiss Re Institute
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Swiss Re Institute foresees bumpy ride for risky assets no matter the weather
09 August 2023Saying corporates face headwinds in the case of slowed disinflation and valuation hits in downturn
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Where is the wind blowing?
08 June 2023The financial market is divided on the likelihood of a recession and the future direction of travel for interest rates. Josh Adcock reports
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Swiss Re wants insurers behind carbon-removal industry to rival oil and gas sector
08 July 2021Reinsurer calls on peers to finance providers, for industrial-scale sequestration
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Insurers should embrace green infrastructure to support post-pandemic recovery
16 June 2021Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute, reflects on a year of lockdowns, its impact on our thinking around environmental issues, and the key role institutional investors will play in a green recovery.
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Women make less than a quarter of insurers' executives
08 March 2021Only 10% of the sector's CEOs and 8% of board chairs are female