25 April 2024

The other 'hiking' - Lloyd's syndicate CIOs trek further 'off the beaten path' for alternatives

Analysis

22 April 2024

CIO Interview: I don't believe in a soft landing, Mapfre CIO José Luis Jiménez says

"I've always thought it's a shame that Madrid doesn't have a beach," is just one of several sweeping observations that Insurance Asset Risk makes while waiting to sit down (virtually) with José Luis Jiménez, Mapfre's long-standing CIO.
18 April 2024

"Bonds are back" - Goldilocks appears for Lloyd's syndicates' fixed income holdings

Not a big bad bear was in sight when syndicates published annual reports in March, but many warned of elevated geopolitical instability risks

News

  • LGIM voted against 452 company boards in 2023

    25 April 2024

  • Japanese lifers tell trade body they want more in return for holding equities

    25 April 2024

  • LGIM and Solactive partner on energy transition commodity ETF

    25 April 2024

  • Domestic forestry investments need to be made more attractive for Danish insurers

    24 April 2024

  • Aviva Investors acquires Trilogy Park industrial asset in Hampshire

    24 April 2024

  • Canada Life completes £46m buy-in with Lexmark pension plan

    24 April 2024

  • Manulife Investment Management launches private credit fund in Singapore

    23 April 2024

  • LV completes transition of asset management responsibilities to BlackRock

    23 April 2024

  • Zurich's head of responsible investment steps down

    23 April 2024

  • Impairment issues in CRE not a rating worry for Korean insurers, Fitch says

    23 April 2024

Market Insight

Income strips for insurers - a natural fit?

Given their high quality and inflation-linked nature, income strips have always been a popular asset class with insurers but current market dynamics make the opportunity particularly attractive, in our view.
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  2. Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management
  3. Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey
  4. On the merry-go-round of asset classes, with Generali Group's CIO Francesco Martorana
  5. News roundup: Insurance asset management
  6. Private debt at the forefront of insurers' continued advance into private markets
  7. Infrastructure is still a good investment for insurers looking for stability, but beware of nuanced risks
  8. Insurers not holding managers to account on responsible investing, ShareAction finds
  9. Non-PE backed insurers feel pressure to compete with PE-backed firms
  10. Comment - What CIOs could learn from Japanese insurers - and Dolly Parton

Spotlight: Transitioning to Net Zero Carbon

12 March 2024

Looking for a home for natural capital in insurers' investment portfolios
31 January 2024

Sustainability: CIOs come armed with the stick, CUOs dangle the carrot
27 December 2023

Projecting into the future - How to build a climate aware portfolio that stands the test of time

  • IAR Real Assets: Net-zero targets need to be easily understood, Legal & General says

  • Lack of nature-related scenarios a challenge for target setting, insurers say

  • Chart of the Week: EM sustainability govvies issuance doubled in 2023

Focus on Asia Pacific

More on Asia Pacific
4 June 2024, Hong Kong

Insurance Asset Risk Asia 2024

Insurer investment and asset allocation strategies in a volatile and high interest rate environment

17 April 2024

Japan's CIOs have alternatives managers in their sights

The Bank of Japan may have stolen the limelight last month, but insurance CIOs made headlines as well, with eye-catching allocations to non-mainstream assets and emerging managers

  • Japanese lifers tell trade body they want more in return for holding equities

  • Manulife Investment Management launches private credit fund in Singapore

  • Impairment issues in CRE not a rating worry for Korean insurers, Fitch says

  • Prudential Life buys into shipping green bond for 1.175% coupon

  • Dai-ichi Life makes first sustainability-linked loans worth JPY 12bn

  • M&G Real Estate promotes Alexander Banzic to head of Australia

  • China Re grows investment income 22% in 2023

  • News roundup: Insurance asset management

Events

10 June 2024, 9:00 AM BST

Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2024

Debate the key risks, challenges, and opportunities facing insurers today
16 September 2024, New York

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2024

The original CROs and CIOs hub for the insurance industry

Report

Bermuda Insurance Investment Outsourcing and Performance Report 2024

200 pages and 100 exhibits. Unique market intelligence covering outsourcing at 150+ Bermudian insurers.

Outsourcing

  • The other 'hiking' - Lloyd's syndicate CIOs trek further 'off the beaten path' for alternatives

  • Chart of the Week - Do PE-linked Lloyd's syndicates take more investment risk?

  • What lurks below - Lloyd's syndicates shine a light on 'level 3' illiquid holdings

  • Insurers not holding managers to account on responsible investing, ShareAction finds

People

  • Zurich's head of responsible investment steps down

  • CIO Interview: I don't believe in a soft landing, Mapfre CIO José Luis Jiménez says

  • Mapfre appoints group CIO

  • Generali gives Conning CEO and chair keys to asset management empire

Regulation

  • LGIM voted against 452 company boards in 2023

  • UK insurers name speed of execution and regulation as hurdles to access renewables

  • Opacity and growing interconnectedness in PE space, key worry for Bank of England

  • Comment - Lapse risk, SFCRs and getting more transparency into Italian insurers

Systems/Data

  • Three-quarters of European institutional investors expect ESG to have bigger investment role in next 12 months

  • Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management

  • Winners of the 2024 Insurance Asset Risk awards

  • Ortec Finance appoints new chief innovation officer