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  • Over half of US insurers have not altered investment strategy for climate

    26 November 2020

    US's biggest insurer climate survey shows gaps in industry's climate change work

  • Winter has come, Swiss Re chief economist warns

    11 November 2020

    Jerome-Jean Haegeli says road to recovery is a slippery one, but it is an opportunity to "green the economy"

  • Assessing climate associated asset risk

    30 October 2020

    Panel sponsored by Royal London Asset Management

  • Insurers can no longer rely on investments to cover poor underwriting, Zurich EMEA CEO says

    28 October 2020

    Swiss Re CEO of reinsurance adds "low interest rates have started to bite"

  • Insurers can step into Italy's investment void post-COVID, Swiss Re says

    28 October 2020

    But help must also come from structural reforms in tax environment

  • Even lower for longer scenario leaves insurers with slim pickings on the horizon

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas economist panel fear torturous grind for future insurance investment prospects

  • Focus on underwriting activity to tackle profitability issues, Swiss Re tells insurers

    08 September 2020

    Because reinsurer sees little hope for help from investments in a lower-for-longer rate environment

  • Swiss Re "dodged bullets" selling bonds in H1 before downgrades

    31 July 2020

    Firm's ESG benchmark beats traditional equities and credit indices in H1

  • Swiss Re investment returns and yield fall in 1H as markets bite

    31 July 2020

    But group sold some bonds before downgrades and defaults

  • Insurers investments likely to remain strained for a while longer, Sigma says

    10 July 2020

    Swiss Re's research affiliate forecasts US 10-year yield to stay around 1%