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  • Downturn will reveal who has been swimming naked in private markets, CIO of Convex says

    14 April 2025

    David Dowsett, chief investment officer at Convex Insurance, sat down with Insurance Asset Risk, in a week that saw a market meltdown induced by President Trump's short-lived plan for global tariffs.

  • Pension Insurance Corporation reveals MA asset breakdown in SFCR

    14 April 2025

    Market risk continued dominating group's total SCR in 2024

  • Ratings agencies warn of US tariffs' impact on European insurers' investments

    10 April 2025

    Agencies highlight sensitivity to financial market shocks amidst policy uncertainty

  • CIO Interview: From oil driller to sustainable chief investment officer

    10 April 2025

    Retiring NN chief investment officer Jelle van der Giessen reflects on his 30-year career

  • 'Real' wars, and trade wars, keep geopolitics high on Lloyd's syndicates' risk-radars

    09 April 2025

    Conflict and resulting turbulence seem to beset all aspects of the 'world order', much to the ongoing dismay of syndicates, David Walker reports

  • Unique AM platforms contributed to attractiveness of reinsurance deals in 2024, Conning says

    09 April 2025

    As manager's report finds M&A volumes down compared with 2023

  • PRA launches consultation on creation of Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator

    08 April 2025

    Proposal aims to ensure insurers don't miss out on investment opportunities while waiting for full MA permission

  • US economy slowing but not in recession yet, Manulife IM says

    08 April 2025

    US economic data better than expected before the White House's tariff announcement

  • No clear path for countries' tariff negotiations, investors and managers say

    07 April 2025

    Tariff calculation methodology means volatility is here for a while and is more about trade deficits than unfair tariffs

  • Tariff chaos could wipe out growth for year, but likely to be tempered by negotiations, Conning says

    07 April 2025

    President Trump's announcement last week could represent "peak" of uncertainty caused by the current administration