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The NAIC's alternative to agency ratings
07 September 2022Ahead of the end of the public comment period next week on potential changes to the NAIC's reliance on rating agencies, Amnon Levy and Bill Poutsiaka explore the implications of such changes for insurers
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Biden's Infla... Investment Reduction Act?
05 September 2022The US Chamber of Commerce has criticised President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, warning that it will "discourage investments" and "undermine economic growth", but do the means justify the ends when it comes to ESG? Abbie Wood finds out
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Solvency II review rapporteur gets spiky with EIOPA
31 August 2022European members of parliament are back from their summer holidays, and there promises to be a heated debate on Solvency II before the review even goes to trilogue. Vincent Huck reports
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Investment horizon broadens in Asia as rates rise
25 August 2022As rates finally rise again, new investment opportunities are gradually re-opening for the region's CIOs, as David Walker finds out
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The Evolving CLO Regulatory Landscape
09 August 2022Amnon Levy looks at the changes to the treatment of CLOs that are being considered by the NAIC and insurance regulators and questions their risk profile against equally rated corporate bonds - how do their lifetime risks stack up?
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The US insurers' take on the net-zero journey
21 July 2022Net-zero is a worthy aspiration—but US insurers bemoan the lack of available data to pave the way to get there, during an Insurance Asset Risk webinar. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Us versus them: finding the balance between regulators and the industry's objectives
19 July 2022Are regulators the heroes, guarantors of policyholder protection, while insurers are the villains in search of investment return? Not quite, Abbie Wood finds out.
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Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2022 Conference round up
13 June 2022The conference was held in London on 13 June and highlighted how investment opportunities still abound for insurers in an environment of heightened volatility and a bleak macro outlook for the coming months. Vincent Huck reports
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The pain in Spain
11 May 2022MedVida offers remedy to low yields and high life-book promises as it aims to be 'cornerstone consolidator' in Spanish market, David Walker reports.
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Forward-thinking - what's on the mind of Teddy Au Yeung, China Taiping Life's CFO
04 May 2022From the reality of C-Ross Phase II to considering virtual reality for recruitment and claims assessment, Chinese CFOs have lots on their minds, as David Walker found out speaking with China Taiping Life's Teddy Au Yeung