Longer-term products push Chinese life firms into more property, alternatives
Fitch expects Hong Kong-listed companies to want more strategic equities, too
Fitch expects Hong Kong-listed companies to want more strategic equities, too
The firm has a £45bn real assets portfolio
Local sovereigns often took biggest culls from general accounts in 2018, Eiopa data shows
Following on from Eiopa's consultation on sustainability within Solvency II, a CIO at a European insurer, speaking in their personal capacity, tells Vincent Huck why Eiopa’s move is too late, and why there are a lot of ‘shams’ around sustainability initiatives.
James Wilson, chief investment officer at Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, gives an overview of the key points he will be presenting on at Insurance Asset Risk 2019 Americas conference held in New York City on 16 September.
Greeks, Danes and Belgians increase mean market risk proportions of SCR the most, Insurance Risk Data reveals
EU financial regulators publish report on risk and vulnerability in EU financial system
Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally
Eiopa reveals a 1.4% shortfall
Insurance Asset Risk second issue hot off the presses
Report highlights the unintended consequences of response to the financial crisis
Less than one-quarter of Europe’s largest firms publish results of currency stress testing, according to research by Insurance Risk Data. David Walker reports
As insurers increasingly position their portfolio for a turn in the cycle, is illiquid credit an investment of choice? In part three of this roundtable from Insurance Asset Risk and NN Investment Partners participants discuss how to build resilience in illiquid credit portfolios as well as the as the current regulatory considerations on illiquid investments.
Rating agencies Moody’s and S&P Global have published their 2020 reinsurance outlook noting slight changes in investment risk appetite. Though marginal at this stage, the change could become significant in five to 10 years’ time. David Walker and Vincent Huck report
In the three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, the emotional pendulum has swung from hope to despair – regardless of where one stands on the issue – making fertile ground for comments. But what do the numbers say when looking at insurers' asset allocation in the years since the referendum? Vincent Huck reports.
Photos from the Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019, which took place on the 12th of June 2019 in London.
A market downturn is deemed to have more impact on emerging markets (EM) than on developed economies. It poses the question whether EM debt is a smart investment at this stage of the credit cycle. Ian Coulman, chief investment officer at Pool Re, speaks with Vincent Huck on the topic.
Emerging markets should be an attractive option for US insurers as the Federal Reserve looks to cut rates, making opportunities at home less attractive. But, as the Trump government continues building trade barriers, are US government policies stymying enthusiasm for the asset class? Sarfraz Thind reports
Despite strong buffers over and above their minimum capital requirements, two of the four largest Singaporean insurers by assets breach minimum capital requirements in the International Monetary Fund's stress test. Vincent Huck reports
David Alexander, head of P&C reinsurance Hong Kong & Taiwan at Swiss Re, and chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers taskforce on RBC has been directly involved in liaison with the Insurance Authority on the introduction of the new regulation. Interview by Vincent Huck.
As China celebrates the sixth year of its initiative this week, insurers remain reluctant to invest in its projects. Vincent Huck asks why
In Hong Kong, local stakeholders tell Vincent Huck how they are getting ready for a risk-based capital regime which will require them to put in place ALM strategies and define their investment risk appetite.
The second annual Insurance Asset Risk Americas conference will take place in New York in September 2019. More details will be available soon. For more information please contact rachel.narborough@fieldgibsonmedia.com
The second annual Insurance & Climate Risk Americas conference will take place in New York in September 2019. More details will be available soon. For more information please contact rachel.narborough@fieldgibsonmedia.com
The Insurance ERM Americas conference will take place in New York on 16 September 2019. More details will be available soon. For more information please contact rachel.narborough@fieldgibsonmedia.com