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  • Opportunities exist in CRE - even if offices face a GFC-style crisis

    13 November 2023

    Panellists at the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 conference discuss the current environment in CRE, and the inevitable crisis faced by the office sector

  • Managing and diversifying credit risk

    19 October 2022

    Insurers discuss credit risk at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference. Panel highlights compiled by Vincent Huck

  • How insurers think of esoteric opportunities - and the AMs offering them

    28 September 2022

    Panelists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference

  • IAR Americas: Cautious optimism in credit markets

    27 October 2021

    Since the health crisis of COVID-19 snowballed into an economic crisis, credit markets have seen their base shaken, but insurers retain some confidence, not without caution though. Vincent Huck reports

  • IAR Americas: Stress testing essential against potential interest rate rise

    22 September 2021

    Avoiding zombie companies also a key defence in current environment

  • Time for prudence in credit markets

    16 September 2021

    Little reward in taking credit risk right now, audience at IAR Americas conference will hear

  • Rating agency CMBS reviews affirm USA insurers' concerns

    30 September 2020

    S&P downgrades 185 CMBS transactions in September as COVID-19 ravages sector

  • IAR Americas: Round the world of credit

    28 September 2020

    Insurers examine the impact of COVID-19 on different asset classes in the credit and structured bond universe and how they feel about future performance, during a panel discussion at Insurance Asset Risk Americas. Compiled by Stephanie Harris

  • IAR Americas: the Fed will continue to act as vaccine until actual vaccine is found

    22 September 2020

    Panellists praised the Fed's actions to maintain market stability