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S&P seeks comment for new rating methodology which could hit 10% of insurers
09 May 2023Agency softens approach to asset risk following market feedback
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Infrastructure debt: An essential ingredient
With inflation returning and investors on the hunt for stable yields, insurance companies should explore how an infrastructure debt allocation can support their investment strategy.
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US insurer asset growth saw significant slowdown in 2022
09 May 2023But life insurers continued to pour money into illiquid assets
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Getting real about sustainable assets?
09 May 2023Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's real asset conference 2023 debunk the idea of a 'greenium' and praise a widening of the real asset sustainability investment universe. Josh Adcock reports.
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Europe's 'royal' general accounts revealed
09 May 2023A good weekend for UK royals, perhaps, but a tough year for regal underwriters
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BaFin warns insurers about use of Spezialfonds and private credit and PE
09 May 2023Relying solely on asset managers' reports is not enough, regulator cautions
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CNP Assurances reveals two central economic scenarios - and its own GA's path forward
09 May 2023More alternatives were bought by French group in 2022
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BaFin data shows €150bn investment shortfall for German lifers
09 May 2023Liquidity management should help handle lapse risk
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The sun shines again on Spanish general accounts
08 May 2023As fixed income yields rise, Spanish insurers' CIOs may reflect happily on their 76% weighting to fixed interest interests - and smile again, David Walker writes
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'Small dirty bomb' scenario improves Zurich unit's capital ratio by 15%
08 May 2023Insurer also models pandemic, 'credit crisis' and 'financial distress' scenarios