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IAR Americas: Are we in an atypical credit cycle?
25 September 2019At the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2019 conference, four CIOs of insurance companies gave their views on taking smart risks. In the first of a two-part series, they discuss the nature of the current credit cycle and where they find relative value. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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IAR Americas: US insurers double as interested as Europeans in TAA
20 September 201952% of US audience say tactical asset allocation is important versus 27% of EMEA audience
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Allianz Capital Partners CEO to retire
20 September 2019Juergen Gerke will step down when his contract expires at the end of the year
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Investment performance still a top 5 concern for insurers globally
19 September 2019Survey finds industry most pessimistic on record, Lloyd’s admits low rates ‘irk’ it
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Groupama and French bank take stakes in CAA’s renewables affiliate
19 September 2019Development is second time Crédit Agricole Assurances partners with French bank for investing
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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German insurers shift bond holdings from domestic market to France
17 September 2019Eiopa statistics reveal a marginal shift in allocation
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports
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Weight of market risk in non-life’s SCR on the rise across Europe
16 September 2019Greeks, Danes and Belgians increase mean market risk proportions of SCR the most, Insurance Risk Data reveals
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Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks
13 September 2019Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally