Analysis

  • Interview with New York regulator's climate head

    20 December 2021

    The NYDFS's unaugural climate change division superintendent, Nina Chen, talks through the regulator's plans to instigate better climate practices among insurers. Interview by Sarfraz Thind

  • Notes from a small island - on outsourcing by Bermuda's insurers

    16 December 2021

    David Walker tells the story of how Bermudian CIOs opened up to independent fund managers

  • The push-pull for US climate regulation

    15 December 2021

    US Federal regulators are stuck between activists lobbying for greater climate regulation, and the industry calling for a light touch approach, as Sarfraz Thind finds out

  • Rise of Illiquids and ESG shows no sign of ending at Asia's insurers

    08 December 2021

    Asia Pacific insurers predict more allocations to illiquids, flavoured by ESG considerations. The major change to investments in the region might come from greater accessibility for Western insurers, Abbie Wood finds out

  • Carbon allowances - insurers slowly warm to the net-zero opportunity

    06 December 2021

    The European benchmark price for carbon allowances hit a record high in November, but only one insurer acknowledges investing in them and others seem coy, so far, to deep their toes in, as Vincent Huck finds out

  • 'Come to me with solutions'

    02 December 2021

    Insurer CIOs and DB pension managers face numerous problems - lucky, then, that Bruno Servant describes Generali Insurance Asset Management as a "solutions factory". David Walker spoke with the CEO.

  • Real demand - the rise and rise of infrastructure

    29 November 2021

    From Asia to Europe, insurers are united in their desire for more infrastructure investments. Amid such unabated demand, David Walker took stock

  • Inflation? "It's like ketchup in a bottle"

    25 November 2021

    Abbie Wood highlights five key trends for insurance investors in the post-COVID economic recovery, a menu dipped in ketchup.

  • Social investing - sandwiched between the E and the G

    23 November 2021

    Panellists discuss the 'forgotten' pillar of ESG at Insurance Asset Risk 2021 Americas conference. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • DAV's Schiller puzzled by some EC proposals in Solvency II review

    18 November 2021

    German actuaries tell David Walker of potential dissonance in different pronouncements that the EC has made about insurers' capital, including for 'green' investments, in its reform proposals for Solvency II