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MetLife rides out turbulent 2020 with 9% drop in investment income
05 February 2021Q4 up 13% on higher private equity returns as insurer piles into private markets
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IAR's global outlook survey 2021: a foggy crystal ball
01 February 2021Respondents to Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey seem more at the mercy of the financial gods than ever before. Most agree that while the pandemic rages, 2021 will be a damn hard year to predict. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurers call on regulators to lower capital charges on green investments
29 January 2021"Onerous" charges are stymying insurer investing in green assets, World Bank senior advisor warns
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US insurers went on bond acquisition spree in 2020
25 January 2021Corporate bond purchases 36% higher than previous year, according to NAIC
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Blackstone hires Michael Hovey to lead partnerships for insurance solutions group
22 January 2021Joins from Morgan Stanley where he co-headed insurance investment banking
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A testing climate for munis
20 January 2021US municipal bonds have been a staple asset for insurers. But as underwriters brace for the effects of climate change, some insurers are questioning if lending to states hit with increasingly frequent and more severe hurricanes and wild fires is a sensible use of their general accounts. David Walker and Sarfraz Thind report
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Bitcoin: blowing bubbles or truly sticky?
18 January 2021Bitcoin is steaming into the stratosphere—and many want in. But is this speculative bubble going to appeal to insurers? Sarfraz Thind finds out.
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Axis Capital rules out backing fossil fuel projects in Alaskan region
15 January 2021Decision respects traditional ownership of lands by Gwich'in people
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American Equity appoints Tolga Uzuner as CIO
13 January 2021Will work with co-CIO Jim Hamalainen to broaden asset management businesses
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Barings invests in mixed-use development in North Carolina
13 January 2021Targeting projects with significant STEM employer presence