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Sunny side up at Pacific Life
07 November 2019Tod Nasser is in charge of Pacific Life’s $53bn fixed income portfolio. While the rest of the market appears bedevilled by change and uncertainty, he is positive for now. Indeed, looking at the liquidity situation, buoyant corporate earnings and the health of the US consumer, it certainly is not as risky a world as it was before the financial crisis. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Generali investment AuM soar on boutique purchases
07 November 2019External assets more than double at Italy’s largest underwriter
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VIDEO: Manulife's CFO unearths climate change opportunities for insurers
07 November 2019Customer demand for ESG funds on the rise Witherington says
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"IFRS9 not on the backburner but in the comfortable department," IASB's Scott
06 November 2019Implementation timeline debate is still on the table, although IASB is reluctant to delay further
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Apollo hires Jacobs as CIO of insurance business
06 November 2019Ex-BlackRock man latest hire into insurance solutions group
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Insurers are increasingly considering sub-investment grade assets
06 November 2019EY’s Gareth Mee says asset allocation is the best shield for life firms in the low rates environment
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Low-risk securities lending being ignored by US insurers
06 November 2019US insurers use repo and securities lending for less than 1% of investments, NAIC study finds
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German insurers call on Christine Lagarde to normalise monetary policy
05 November 2019‘Unconventional policy measures’ should be for crises only, says GDV
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Brexit blows hot and cold for insurers' outsourcing relationships
05 November 2019In the face of growing uncertainties around the date and terms of Brexit, underwriters with UK operations are leaning ever more heavily on their chosen asset managers for help, advice and expertise. David Walker reports
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Berkshire Hathaway insurance investment income jumps 20% in Q3
04 November 2019While underwriting profits remain flat