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Inflation not as much of an issue as rates
12 October 2021Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk 2021 Americas discuss inflation risk, and their hope for a rise in rates. Vincent Huck reports
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IAR Americas: Post-pandemic investment lessons part II
07 October 2021Insurers discuss the growing importance of private markets in their portfolio at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2021 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood.
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Fossilised investments
05 October 2021The US insurers' portfolios remain heavily skewed to oil, gas and coal assets. Even as the clamour for net-zero grows, where is the insurance business going with fossil fuels? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Comment: A good compromise is one where no one is happy
29 September 2021Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta analyses the European Commission's proposals for the Solvency II review, in particular those changes that have been flying under the radar of public debates.
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Real estate debt, not out of the woods yet
27 September 2021While real estate debt portfolios have performed well in the last 18 months, investors are acutely aware that their life support in the form of QE programmes is reaching its limit. So what next? Vincent Huck reports
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IAR Americas: Post-pandemic investment lessons
22 September 2021Insurers share their lessons from the pandemic and its impact on markets at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2021 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood.
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The Viking's tale
21 September 2021Vikings liked conquering things, so it surprised David Walker little that Nordic insurance CIOs vanquished 2020's turbulent markets
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BTPs - the love affair Italian CIOs can't quite let go of...
16 September 2021Italians love their domestic government bonds, and although regulators beg for diversification, CIOs are in no rush to let go. Abbie Wood reports
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There isn't one straight road to net-zero
14 September 2021Swiss Re's head of responsible investing, Claudia Bolli, discusses the numerous hurdles in the reinsurer's path towards net-zero by 2050. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Net-zero made in USA
09 September 2021Net-zero investing may not occupy every waking moment of CIOs at insurers in the US yet, but it is definitely on their minds, and radars, as Conning's Matt Daly tells David Walker
- Insurers eyeing private markets, Schroders survey finds
- Hanwha Life gets US financial sector foothold with acquisition
- Aegon UK's head of responsible investment steps down
- Gresham House appoints director of global natural capital
- Complacency is key risk to watch for, Swiss Re's Haegeli warns
- Tokio Marine steps up strategic equity sell-down plans
- SLAM acquires London care home for £11.25m
- Private credit markets hit $3trn, report finds
- Investments blow tailwinds in three MS&AD units, in 1H results
- AEW acquires logistics asset near Frankfurt