Analysis

• IAR’s European conference: CIO, an evolving job

  11 July 2019

  At the Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference three chief investment officers of European insurance companies gave their outlook on the current environment. In the first of a three-part series, they discuss the evolving nature of their jobs. Compiled by Vincent Huck

  

• Insurers are becoming specialists in private markets

  09 July 2019

  In their search for yield, insurers have become so accustomed with private assets they are now able to generate their own deals and perform in-depth analysis in-house, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference. Vincent Huck reports

  

• Regulators' role in preventing greenwashing

  04 July 2019

  The French regulator's director for research and risk analysis Laurent Clerc explains the difficulty of acting on the climate change imperative and the challenges for the regulator to monitor 'greenwashing'. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• Investment challenges arising from shifting insurance business models, part II

  02 July 2019

  In the second part of a two-part article, European insurers discuss the growth of unit-link business, the impact of technology and the shift from defined benefits pensions to defined contributions. Compiled by David Walker

  

• Heightened appetite for illiquid assets could come back to bite insurers

  28 June 2019

  Lower compensations from illiquid assets, disruption from ESG considerations and political uncertainty as the new norm, are the key issues on top of insurers’ CIOs’ minds, according to an EY survey. Adam Leach reports

  

• Investment challenges arising from shifting insurance business models

  26 June 2019

  At Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference European insurers discuss as part of a panel the shifts in insurance business models and the ramification for investments strategies. In this first part of a two-part series, they discuss the ongoing consolidation in the market. Compiled by David Walker

  

• Creating a regulatory and policy environment that supports long-term insurance, part II

  20 June 2019

  At Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference UK and European insurers discuss as part of a panel the pressing regulatory issues challenging their investment. In the second part of this two-part series, they discuss the MA and transition from Libor. Compiled by David Walker

  

• African infrastructure, an asset class underserved by insurers

  18 June 2019

  Sanjeev Gupta, executive director at Africa Finance Corporation and former CEO of Sanlam Investment Management Emerging Markets operations speaks to Insurance Asset Risk about mitigating risks in African infrastructure investments and why insurers are under-investing in the asset class. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• Creating a regulatory and policy environment that supports long-term insurance

  14 June 2019

  At Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference UK and European insurers discuss the pressing regulatory issues challenging their investments. Compiled by David Walker

  

• US yield curve inversion - run for the hills?

  10 June 2019

  Like a bad tarot card, an inverted US yield curve normally means economic doom. March’s inversion has now morphed into the most inverted yield curve since 2007. It is likely to have insurers gazing into their charts to see how to tackle their investments. Sarfraz Thind reports