Market insight

• Residential mortgages & consumer loans. A new investment avenue for insurers?

  Consumer finance is one of the largest and most diverse credit asset classes in Europe, and is particularly attractive for insurers subject to Solvency II. Explore the benefits.

  

• The unique climate risks facing insurers

  Climate change presents insurers with unique risks, from paying weather-related claims to finding lower-carbon investments. A new white paper by Robeco examines the whole issue and offers some solutions

  

• Covid-19 Crisis: Assessing the impact of market volatility on European insurers

  With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic putting the insurance sector under further stress, we estimate the impact of recent market movements on European solvency ratios across life and non-life companies.

  

• ESG ETFs, an insurer's tool for short and long-term risk management

  Why Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are emerging as a key vehicle for insurers looking to integrate environmental, social & governance (ESG) criteria into their portfolios

  

• Conning's 2020 State of the States Report Now Available

  State credit quality overall is its best in a decade, but the COVID-19 pandemic will not affect states equally. Download Conning's latest State of the States report to learn more.

  

• Enhanced indexing solutions for insurers

  Over the past decade, investors have operated a massive shift from actively managed strategies into passive ones. For insurance companies, the move towards passive has often been encouraged through their strategic asset allocation processes typically using common equity indices as a benchmark.

  

• See the Big Picture

  A common blind spot for insurers: understanding the full investment risk of your general account and your DB pension plan. See the whole picture, with help from Conning

  

• Rethinking insurance investment: can we make the complex simple?

  Insurance investment today is challenging, thanks to a confluence of low yields, growing regulatory requirements and increasingly diverse balance sheets. New assets, strategies and partnerships have the potential to help insurers cut through this complexity and deliver sustainable solutions.

  

• Revising Best Estimates for Libor Benchmark Reform

  The impending phaseout of interest rates, Libor and Euribor, is creating major challenges for insurers. Many are turning to technology to cope with the uncertainty.

  

• The insurer investment management insights - October 2019

  Interest rates have fallen to historic lows. Volatility within equity markets has risen. And geopolitical risk continues to be the catalyst for global market sentiment. So, how should insurers adapt their investment strategies to overcome these challenges, particularly in the face of tougher regulation?