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  • Double act part 2: Do insurers need to start reassessing their liabilities versus assets position as rates stay higher for longer?

    29 July 2024

    AllianceBernstein's new CIO for insurance, Geoff Cornell, and his deputy, Gary Zhu, discuss risk in the second half of the year, the potential for unexpected shocks and how the asset manager is utilising AI to help navigate choppy investment waters.

  • Double act: IAR meets AllianceBernstein's first CIO of insurance and his deputy

    22 July 2024

    AllianceBernstein (AB) announced, in April, the appointment of Geoff Cornell, an industry veteran but a company outsider, as its first CIO of insurance.

  • AllianceBernstein appoints first chief AI officer to help guide investments

    03 July 2024

    AI will complement existing data-led approach

  • Runway in sight for a 'Goldilocks' soft landing for US economy, insurers believe

    13 March 2024

    US insurers and their asset managers are hopeful a recession has been avoided, and though "landmines" persist, even areas suffering negative headlines such as real estate should deliver opportunities

  • Benign or bust - The outlook for 2024 is anything but boring

    03 January 2024

    Decisions from central banks, political instability, regulatory changes - many of the threats posed by 2024 are out of insurer's hands

  • A sense of doom and gloom greeted the arrival of 2023, but was it really as bad as expected?

    01 January 2024

    Fixed income and sub-investment grade investments were key trends in a year that was not exactly benign