Eiopa seeks insurers views on integrating sustainable risks in Solvency II
With particular focus on climate change and collect market practices on insurance underwriting
With particular focus on climate change and collect market practices on insurance underwriting
Brexit no surprise, but 'hard to digest' for financial markets
Martin Gilbert calls underwriter a "next generation" life insurer
Investment professionals have given a mixed reaction to draft EU rules on integrating sustainability in the fiduciary duty of investment firms and insurers. These rules are tied to another piece of legislation currently being designed and whose outcome could lead to significant change… or further greenwashing. Vincent Huck reports
Erick Decker, CIO for the Mediterranean and LATAM regions at Axa, tells Vincent Huck how asset managers’ fiduciary duty has evolved because of the integration of environmental, social and governance criteria in the investment process.
Worsening international relations are hindering action across a growing array of serious challenges
World Economic Forum warns that ageing power plants and bridges will need replacement amid growing threat of climate change
Dismay and warnings from insurance sector after UK Brexit deal is crushed
Real estate debt has many attractions for insurers but as we progress through the market cycle, downside protection is taking centre stage, writes M&G's Duncan Batty
Local regulator warns against the attractiveness of equities versus insurers’ obligations to pay claims
Massachusetts Mutual Life’s investment arm argues high yield bonds are a ‘proven asset class’
One in 10 US insurers hold bonds of PG&E, sunk by Camp wildfire liabilities
During a two-day conference held by the CFA Institute, European investors discussed the geopolitical risks they face, divergences between asset owners and asset managers, and the rise of sustainability in the investment processes. Vincent Huck reports
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.
The same day a report highlighting investors’ shortcomings in coal investment policies was published, investors with a combined $32trn in assets demanded governments increase action on climate change. Vincent Huck tries to reconcile the news
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
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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.
Photos from the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2018 conference which took place in New York on 25 September 2018.
Discuss the disruptive cascade effect of physical environmental risks and their impact on insurance risk as well as the threats and opportunities for investments
Discuss the most pressing issues in insurance risk and capital management and the future challenges facing the industry at InsuranceERM's flagship event for for insurance C-level executives and risk teams