Amissima among Italian insurers hedging out BTP volatility to 2022
Hedging and culling top list of must-do's in Italian underwriters' SFCRs
Hedging and culling top list of must-do's in Italian underwriters' SFCRs
Indirect exposure to potential stranded assets in carbon intensive industries main concern
Understanding climate change transition will be big source of alpha, asset manager says
Unlike banks, insurers enjoy a close relationship with their affiliated asset managers, to the point that an insurer's CIO can also be the manager's CEO. Although not prohibited by law, this arrangement raises ethical concerns - ones that regulators are well aware of. Vincent Huck reports
Annual statements promised greater openness on sustainable practices, but some are skeptical of the London market's approach to sustainability. David Walker reports.
Lifetime mortgages figure highly in SFCR descriptions
Investment assets to transition over, insurer confirms
Nearly three of quarters of France's largest life insurer invested in bonds
Sogecap; Phoenix; Barings
Risks remain over potential downgrades and defaults in credit portfolios
Most of the SEK 7.5bn investments were in climate related bonds
Dr. Megan Walters, global head of research at Allianz Real Estate, explains how her team studied the data of 47 cities to present the heads of acquisition with office assets that look to be secure for the future. Interview by Stephanie Harris
Conning consultants Mark Saunders and Alexey Botvinnik discuss the impact of current market conditions on the modelling of portfolios in light of their recent whitepaper on strategic asset allocation.
Download the latest issue: "CIOs not derailed by 2020 turbulence"
Climate-aware investing presents insurers opportunities both to mitigate material risks, and to build greater resilience, into their credit portfolios.
Lars Haram, chief investment officer at Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, discusses climate change, how the insurer sold its direct holdings in oil and gas and why focusing solely on renewables is not the right approach. Interview by Vincent Huck
Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey discovered that sustainability is the overarching theme that will influence insurance investor behavior—not just this year but for the next decade and probably beyond. Yet, some are more prepared than others. Sarfraz Thind reports
While activism used to go against businesses, there is a lot more collaboration these days, and understanding between protagonists, as David Walker finds out
Raman Srivastava, chief investment officer of Great-West Life, Canada's second largest insurance company, talks about investing in Canada and the quirks and challenges of the local market. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
Discuss the trends, forecasts and risk/return characteristics for investments in infrastructure, real estate and renewable energy in the post-Covid economy. The event is free to attend for re/insurers, supervisors and regulators.
Join Insurance Asset Risk and DWS for a free webinar on where and what insurers look for in real estate debt as an asset class to incorporate in an overall allocation.