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CECL had little impact on US insurers this year
09 December 2020Fitch says accounting standard largely immaterial for insurer reported equity
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US recovery not until 2023, Axa IM says
08 December 2020Worse outbreak of COVID-19 in winter predicted
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Insurers placing less emphasis on climate risk in investments
07 December 2020Climate risk underweighted in asset management versus underwriting, IAIS meeting participants say
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Over half of US insurers have not altered investment strategy for climate
26 November 2020US's biggest insurer climate survey shows gaps in industry's climate change work
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US insurer liquidity risk at post-2008 highs
23 November 2020Fed warns of increased difficulty of meeting claims as illiquid assets shoot past 12-year highs
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MEAG acquires US timberland portfolio
19 November 2020Average yield in this asset class has been 5-7% a year
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US Election result: Georgia on investors' mind
18 November 2020The great US election of 2020 is done and it has changed little for insurance investors. Biden's win with a slim majority in Congress, and the likelihood of a gridlock means any major reforms are improbable. Unless Georgia delivers the Senate to the Democrats. Sarfraz Thind reports
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US insurers' ESG assets grow to $2.2trn in 2020
18 November 2020Climate change overtakes tobacco as top ESG consideration for insurers
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Wellington wins PIC's £700m US muni bond mandate
18 November 2020Manager's climate risk expertise key consideration for mandate win, insurer says
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Insurers need to "decouple" core fixed income managers from specialists
16 November 2020According to Voya IM having one manager running all FI costs the industry valuable return