Sarfraz Thind

• 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

• LIC appoints Ratnakar Patnaik as CIO

  11 April 2023

  Patnaik has worked at India's largest insurer for 32 years

• Sound Point scoops up Assured Guaranty IM in megadeal

  06 April 2023

  Alternatives firm will manage $1bn for Assured Guaranty and adds $15.2bn in assets

• Full impact of rate tightening yet to filter through to real economy, Manulife IM says

  05 April 2023

  Manager predicts global recession in next 12 months as markets remain bedevilled by risk

• Starr Insurance appoints John Shannon as CIO

  05 April 2023

  Replaces John Patin who retires for personal reasons

• Insurance regulators showing good progress on asset standards, IAIS finds

  04 April 2023

  But liquidity monitoring could be improved in some jurisdictions

• Sun Life sells UK business to Phoenix

  03 April 2023

  Will manage $6bn of GA portfolio for Phoenix

• UK insurers unlikely to take 'material losses' from commercial real estate, Jefferies says

  31 March 2023

  CRE exposure concerns creep into insurance investment market

• US insurers reduced fixed income ETFs by $1bn last year

  30 March 2023

  Risk off environment sees insurers pull money from high yield ETF holdings

• Dai-ichi slashes foreign debt exposure as currency hedging costs spike

  30 March 2023

  Insurer shrunk foreign debt portfolio to 8.6% last year from 19% in 2021