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The year USA investors woke to social investing
24 August 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the most vulnerable parts of society and highlighted social inequalities globally. In the USA, this combined with the death of George Floyd and the revitalisation of the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted insurers to embrace 'social investing'. But is this a long-term trend or a one-off? Sarfraz Thind asks.
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IAR Americas - CIO panel: navigating the crisis
21 August 2020Nick Martowski, CIO at MagMutual, speaks to IAR ahead of September event
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Climate - the USA may bear a huge responsibility in collective failure, Scor's Lacroix says
20 August 2020Scor's head of group investment risk & sustainability to speak at IAR Americas
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Trump US election win best scenario for investors
20 August 2020Looming election driving stock market surge, says Conning's Sega
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US insurers knocked by corporate bond double whammy
19 August 2020But overall industry has moderate exposure to COVID-19's hardest hit sectors
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USA insurers resilient despite vulnerable profitability
11 August 2020IMF warns on impact of low interest rates and rising corporate defaults
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US insurers have $46bn commitments to PE
07 August 2020Underwriters have rotated from hedge funds for better returns
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MetLife latest insurer hit by private equity losses in Q2
06 August 2020Investment income drops 13% as it joins list of insurers reporting PE losses this year
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Prudential Financial posts $2.4bn loss in Q2 on investment slump
05 August 2020Insurer hit by $2.7bn loss on derivative-related products, lowers interest rate expectations
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The Hartford Q2 investment income plunges 31%
31 July 2020Caused by private equity and alternative investment losses