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  • Insurance Asset Risk Americas Awards 2020 - entries are now open!

    26 March 2020

    Deadline for entry is 24 April 2020

  • Vaudoise doubled equity holdings in 2019

    25 March 2020

    Swiss insurer concerned about COVID-19, but does not plan to change allocation

  • Watchdogs urge insurers to use buffers, not sell assets

    25 March 2020

    Regulators worldwide are leaping in to protect insurers' assets from undue risk

  • Insurers advised to stay put with EM holdings amid COVID-19 chaos

    25 March 2020

    With lower ratings than their developed market counterparts and potential economic dependencies to oil, emerging markets are on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. It is raising questions for insurers' allocation to the asset class. Vincent Huck reports

  • North American insurers "not well prepared" for negative rates

    25 March 2020

    Regulatory models also break down under negative rates, actuarial research finds

  • LIBOR transition deadline not impacted by COVID-19, UK regulators say

    25 March 2020

    Transition in the loan market will likely be impacted

  • Global recession is here, Allianz says

    24 March 2020

    German insurer publishes grim outlook on global economy

  • Manulife has learnt the lesson of the 2008 crisis, CEO says

    24 March 2020

    COVID-19's short-term impacts are inevitable, but future rewards are possible

  • Pacific Asset Management chalks up 44% growth in third-party investments

    24 March 2020

    Affiliate helped parent rotate into bond and equities funds in 2019

  • US regulators confident in industry COVID-19 solvency levels

    23 March 2020

    No forced liquidations even in Spanish flu scenario, say NAIC conference participants