Eiopa reveals extent of insurers buying negative yielding bonds
EU's insurance watchdog urges regulators to act on low interest rate risk
EU's insurance watchdog urges regulators to act on low interest rate risk
Dropping Standard Life Aberdeen produces one-off profit boost
French asset manager doubles commitment to green investments
Foresters Friendly Society's chief investment officer Corrado Pistarino explains why he believes it's a fallacy to think low interest rates constitute "unrewarded risk". Interview by Vincent Huck
Deloitte's Andrew Bulley, Henry Jupe and Linda Hedqvist highlight the key areas to watch for in this year's Solvency II review, based on Eiopa's proposals.
Kathariana Maass to begin on 1 March
Insurer to stop investing in and underwriting most polluting gas companies by 2023
Fed names AIG, Apollo-Athene, MetLife as using annuity-type capital to finance private debt deals
With low interest rates here to stay and a potential end to the credit cycle in sight, insurers discuss how to achieve the balance between risk and returns in part three of this Insurance Asset Risk / Aegon Asset Management roundtable.
Natixis report highlights changes in asset allocation
Freno will manage all the asset manager's investments
Potential to re-risk into mortgages in the future for investment portfolio, according to CFO
Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Awards
Assess the key macro-economic scenarios and geopolitical risks facing insurers and their balance sheets
Easing in geopolitical tensions combined with encouraging economic factors suggest a good year ahead for emerging markets, but will insurers take the bait considering economic disruptions from the latest coronavirus outbreak? Stephanie Harris and Vincent Huck report
While Moody's and S&P's 2020 outlooks for the European insurance industry differ, both predict challenging times ahead for European underwriters. Vincent Huck reports
Ever a patchwork of underwriting industries, the insurers of Asia will go their own ways when investing in 2020, as demands of performance, new regulation and even mild governmental cajoling come to play in varying degrees in the different jurisdictions. By David Walker
Many had bet on the market staging a final whimper last year before recession. But the talk of a global downturn suddenly vanished in the last few months of 2019. Now investors are looking at the market with rosy spectacles and hoping for more rewards in 2020. Sarfraz Thind reports
Manulife IM investigates what was once only an alternate reality, of negative-yielding debt, for fixed income investors and gives some suggestions as to how investors can solve the problem. Sarfraz Thind reports
CIOs share their insight on insurance asset allocation and investment strategy
Assess the key macro-economic scenarios and geopolitical risks facing insurers and their balance sheets