Analysis

  • Muni market climate risk: Hidden perils, untapped opportunities

    03 March 2020

    Insurers should actively think about their muni bond holdings in light of increased climate change risk. Financial opportunities lie ahead for those acting now. Tim Antonelli writes

  • No hunt for yield Down Under

    26 February 2020

    While Europe's underwriters are beset by the plague of low yields - epitomised by Swiss debt where yields on maturities out to 50 years are now uniformly negative - the picture is much more mixed in Australia. David Walker reports

  • Coronavirus impact: no need to panic yet

    25 February 2020

    Asset managers expect economic activity to broadly recover after some short-term volatility. Sarfraz Thind reports.

  • Bond lending boosted by low yield environment

    24 February 2020

    While bond lending may not provide huge amounts of returns, in the current low yield environment that little extra could come in handy for insurers. David Turner reports

  • Finding the rewards in low interest rates

    19 February 2020

    Foresters Friendly Society's chief investment officer Corrado Pistarino explains why he believes it's a fallacy to think low interest rates constitute "unrewarded risk". Interview by Vincent Huck

  • Ten key "straws in the wind" from the EC's 2020 Solvency II review

    17 February 2020

    Deloitte's Andrew Bulley, Henry Jupe and Linda Hedqvist highlight the key areas to watch for in this year's Solvency II review, based on Eiopa's proposals.

  • Emerging markets outlook infected by a virus

    13 February 2020

    Easing in geopolitical tensions combined with encouraging economic factors suggest a good year ahead for emerging markets, but will insurers take the bait considering economic disruptions from the latest coronavirus outbreak? Stephanie Harris and Vincent Huck report

  • Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2020: winners announced

    10 February 2020

    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Awards

  • Building real estate portfolios to match insurers' needs

    06 February 2020

    Insurers remain less exposed to real estate than other institutional investors, in particular pension funds, according to a recent survey. Vincent Huck reports

  • China Taiping Insurance looks to new life for Singapore unit

    04 February 2020

    A prudent increase in risk-taking and more US dollar investments are on the cards as China Taiping Insurance Singapore continues its transformation from a general underwriter to a composite, David Walker reports