Archive

  • Current banking crisis caused by an ALM mismatch--but not for insurers

    13 April 2023

    Insurers like AIG have been oversold, according to Oakmark Global

  • Comment: What's in a name? How investors are a 'proxy-SCR' for insurers' reputation risk

    27 March 2023

    Reputations contain much value quickly lost, especially in the financial sector reliant on trust

  • The low rate crunch

    28 June 2021

    You can't get away from low rates if you are an insurer. But how bad is the low rate environment for the industry? Well the devil's in the detail as Sarfraz Thind finds out.

  • Fixed income investors face a bleak future, Buffett warns

    01 March 2021

    Insurers should not try to "juice pathetic returns" via risky loans, says investing guru

  • News round-up - 22 February 2021

    22 February 2021

    M&G; ASR; Axa IM; Barings; Berkshire Hathaway; Climate Action 100; Aviva Investors

  • Warren Buffett showed preference for telecommunication stocks in Q4 2020

    17 February 2021

  • Warren Buffett denounces P&C insurer investment strategies

    24 February 2020

    Most participate in "dangerous games" they cannot afford to play

  • Berkshire Hathaway insurance investment income jumps 20% in Q3

    04 November 2019

    While underwriting profits remain flat

  • Berkshire Hathaway hunts elephants, will settle for equities

    25 February 2019

    Large war chest may remain untapped as businesses are over-priced

  • Ifrs 17 - accuracy over clarity

    14 February 2019

    Colin Dutkiewicz, chair of the life board at the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries cuts through the complexity of accounting standard Ifrs 17, examining its potential impact on insurers' investment strategies and asset allocation, as well as on their overall operations. Interview by Vincent Huck