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European insurers reported record equity holdings prior to COVID-19 market collapse
14 July 2020While underwriters like to call themselves 'fixed-income investors', they have become significant players in the equity markets, and the COVID-19 turbulences might not be all bad news. David Walker reports
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Solvency II's VA mechanism too good a tool in COVID-19 times
08 July 2020Often hailed as ineffective the Solvency II's volatility adjustment rules have served insurers well against the impact of COVID-19 on markets in the first half of 2020, but could it have served them too well? Stephanie Harris reports
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EU's CMU consultation puts equity capital charge under the spotlight again
06 July 2020Insurance Europe again calls for review of equity charge reviving the debate over the Solvency II equity treatment and potentially setting a collision course with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. Vincent Huck reports
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Did the Fed kill the bond market?
02 July 2020Hopes were high at the end of March for investors to profit from the Fed's QE intervention and access a rejuvenated credit sector. The once-in-a-lifetime returns have, however, swiftly disappeared, and investors are back to staring at the ghost of bond market past. So what next? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Infrastructure market still on track post-COVID-19
29 June 2020The financial crisis that unfolded on the back of the pandemic might have caused insurers to pause when it comes to allocation to infrastructure assets. But this is merely a bump in the road say asset managers, and insurers' investments in core infrastructure investments will come back stronger than ever.
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Insurers still live under the shadow of low rates, Generali's Martorana warns
24 June 2020Francesco Martorana, chief executive of Generali Insurance Asset Management warns that while crises come and go, low interest rates remain the main threat for the sector. Interview by Vincent Huck
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IAR survey: Back to the future of interest rates
22 June 2020For years insurers have been battling low interest rates. First they got used to the idea of 'low', then they got their minds around the concept of 'lower for longer', and more recently some have been saying that we are now in a 'low forever' scenario. Vincent Huck reports the findings of Insurance Asset Risk's survey.
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China - the giant no longer asleep
17 June 2020Ben Deng, chief investment officer of China Pacific Insurance Group, the third largest life and P&C insurer in China, tells David Walker how the Chinese market is coping with COVID-19 disruptions, and how China will come out of it stronger.
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IAR survey: Insurers express satisfaction with central banks' pandemic reactions
15 June 2020As happened in the other recent crises central banks stepped into markets impacted by COVID-19. But did they do enough, and were they fast enough? Insurance Asset Risk gauges insurance stakeholders' opinions. Vincent Huck reports
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Investing in the midst of pandemic and civil unrest
10 June 2020Aware Asset Management is based in Minnesota, which has been caught in the storm this month. Post-pandemic and an explosion of civil anger at the death of George Floyd marks an even more vituperative crisis for the US. The asset manager shares its views on the current events. Sarfraz Thind reports
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