News

  • IAR 2020 Americas: Cheap opportunities difficult to access this year, insurers say

    23 September 2020

    Panellists point to increased complexity in modelling bond market risk

  • COVID-19 impact on USA insurer portfolios very difficult to model

    23 September 2020

    IAR 2020 Americas: Panellists thrown by unpredictability of lockdown, bank interventions

  • Financial institutions on track for IBOR phase out

    23 September 2020

    Insurers, asset managers and banks better prepared now than a year ago, according to Moody's survey

  • IAR 2020 Americas: Day 1 round up

    22 September 2020

    Insurance Asset Risk annual Americas conference held virtually on 22 and 23 September

  • Things are never so bad they can't get worse - USA CIOs' new mantra

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas audience heard from a pretty pessimistic CIO panel

  • IAR Americas: the Fed will continue to act as vaccine until actual vaccine is found

    22 September 2020

    Panellists praised the Fed's actions to maintain market stability

  • IAR Americas: Rates unlikely to go negative in the USA but be prepared in case!

    22 September 2020

    Panellists warn portfolios should be position for either increase or drop in interest rates

  • COVID-19 second-wave biggest risk to USA economy

    22 September 2020

    Lockdown fears and bankruptcy rise a massive threat, IAR Americas panelists say

  • Even lower for longer scenario leaves insurers with slim pickings on the horizon

    22 September 2020

    IAR Americas economist panel fear torturous grind for future insurance investment prospects

  • Iceland's insurers reveal investment hit as property fund value vaporises

    22 September 2020

    Iceland's Gamma Novus fund was almost fully devalued, to the pain of TM and VIS