NN Group reveals €600m of mortgage origination for Belgian and non-life units
Market risk falls as Dutch group calculates more by internal model
Market risk falls as Dutch group calculates more by internal model
Idea of long-term equity interesting but unlikely to change insurers approach, says JP Morgan head of insurance
Quid pro quo between PZU and GSAM is innovative approach
With global growth expected to slow down this year and some predicting a US recession in 2020, the health of the credit market, its ability to cope with rate rises and a loss of liquidity, holds huge significance to insurers investments. Adam Leach reports
While some insurers prepare for full force hurricanes, others get ready for light showers. Insurance Risk Data reveals the extend of diversity in the stress test, and why it might be of concern. David Walker reports
Panel rules merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life did not give Lloyds the right to serve early notice on investment mandate
And vouch to insource 20% of its overall equity investments
This would be the third green bond fund managed by a Japanese asset manager and the country's first for nine years
Tapping public bond markets, and embracing a broad universe of investments beyond green bonds, can help insurers deliver on their impact-investing goals.
Cutting capital strain on new equity-release mortgage lending
MEAG and Luxcara seal debt and equity deal for wind farm
Move relieves burden to raise cash for life sector stockpile
US insurers are holding bigger volumes of BBB-rated corporate debt than at any time in the past. A turning credit cycle could tip significant amounts of these to junk. But while the headline figures look startling, is this really a precursor to the apocalypse or just another bad news story? Sarfraz Thind reports
Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2019: winners announced
From Axa France to BNP Paribas Cardif and CNP Assurances, France’s largest have helped unlock €22.2bn of fund-based investments for French small caps. Their early-stage returns may be unclear. But their ambitions for the next phase of their investment is only the greater, the heavy hitters tell Vincent Huck
Regulatory changes in Asia combined with challenging local market conditions are teasing Asian insurers’ interest in diversifying their investments abroad, this could be a gold rush for Western asset managers. Vincent Huck reports
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Where hedge funds have fallen by the wayside, private equity continues to attract insurer interest like never before. Pomona Capital’s founder, Michael Granoff explains how his own company has tapped into the niche and how it is preparing for a potential turn in the cycle. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
Increased volatility, lower growth and tighter monetary policy conditions are likely to see a shift away from riskier assets by US property and casualty (P&C) insurers in the next twelve months, according to a report by AM Best. By Sarfraz Thind
Even if returns on insurers' traditional investments are lower now than they were 10 years ago, the insurance companies profitability is driven by investments. However that is not always integrated in the firms' business model, as participants discuss in part two of this roundtable from Insurance Asset Risk and Aon.
What is the role of investments in insurance companies' capital optimisation? Participants discuss in part one of this two-part roundtable from Insurance Asset Risk and Aon the opportunities and challenges for insurers' investments and how it fits into life and P&C insurers' business models.
Photos from the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2018 conference which took place in New York on 25 September 2018.
Lisa Longino, head of insurance asset management at MetLife Investment Management, argues that while it is prudent to keep a close eye on the horizon, uncertainty and volatility create opportunities for investors willing to take smart risks.
Hilde Jenssen, product manager for fundamental equities at Nordea Asset Management provides a 2019 outlook for equities in the Asian region as well as latest trends in environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). The outlook is based on views from Nordea Asset Management emerging markets portfolio management team.
Prashant Sharma, head of international fixed income insurance at JP Morgan Asset Management, predicts a slowdown in growth for 2019, but all is not lost for insurers’ assets and a bit of forward thinking and preparation could help the resilience of their investments in the case of a downturn.
Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce that our sixth annual Insurance Asset Risk conference will take place in London on 12 June 2019.
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