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

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

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

Fixed income investors face a bleak future, Buffett warns

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

News round-up - 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

Warren Buffett denounces P&C insurer investment strategies

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

Berkshire Hathaway hunts elephants, will settle for equities

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

Ifrs 17 - accuracy over clarity

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

Illiquid credits tops insurers' asset class diversification plans

The audience of the Insurance Asset Risk EMEA conference answered a series of questions on their main concerns and investment strategies going forward. Vincent Huck reports on the findings

Berkshire's 'huge appetite' for wind and solar assets

Tycoon Warren Buffett says no particular bias against solar, but expects to invest seven times more in wind by 2020