Archive

  • CNA posts $169m investment loss as equity declines

    05 May 2020

    Unrealised investment gains rebound in April

  • US insurer CMBS investments face threat from growing retail delinquencies

    01 May 2020

    Insurers held $136bn of CMBS with retail exposure in 2019

  • Apollo hires ex-Obama energy CRO to help renewables investment

    28 April 2020

    John MacWilliams part of four new infrastructure hires

  • Regulating fear and greed in COVID-19

    27 April 2020

    Asset managers are reporting tales of firms gearing up to take advantage of the opportunities in the market. But when push comes to shove how easy is it to react? Sarfraz Thind explores the psychology of investing in a COVID-19 environment.

  • US insurer equity portfolios plunge 25% on COVID-19

    27 April 2020

    Insurer equities lost all 2019 gains in first three months of the year, according to NAIC

  • McConnell proposals to let states go bankrupt fuel municipal bond risk

    24 April 2020

    US Senate leader's comments add to further strains on COVID-19 hit insurance assets

  • US insurers most concerned about interest rates in cash flow testing

    23 April 2020

    Survey from SOA reveals top US CFT worries

  • BlackRock raises record $5.1bn for energy fund

    15 April 2020

    Largest ever alternative fundraise targets insurers looking for yield

  • Asset risk: Open hunting season or fool's gold?

    07 April 2020

    Sarfraz Thind takes a deep dive into how Covid-19 has distorted the market. In part one of this two part series he looks at commercial mortgage-backed securitisations (CMBS), collateralised loan obligation (CLO) and municipal bonds.

  • NAIC working with state regulators on CECL delay

    03 April 2020

    COVID-19 crisis has made it impossible to make forecasts on loan loss variables