Archive

  • High capital charge preventing US insurers from investing in natural capital

    25 September 2023

    Capital cost incurred too high to justify investments in real assets

  • Bought-into the PRT market hype?

    25 September 2023

    Pension risk transfers in the US have seen record years, a trend set to continue in 2023. Aon senior partner Ari Jacobs discusses the drivers for that boom.

  • Chris Moran named Schroders' new US head of insurance

    20 September 2023

    Replaces Andrew Terry

  • Somers names John Patin CIO

    19 September 2023

    Most recently senior investment officer for Starr

  • TIAA seeds Nuveen housing fund with $250m investment

    19 September 2023

    Fund aimed at creating housing for low income residents

  • US life insurer key IMR metric falls to 12 year low as bond sales hit

    19 September 2023

    But NAIC rule change will help insurers struggling with negative mark

  • Man hires two to insurance solutions group

    18 September 2023

    Reporting to Nick Humphreys, global head of insurance

  • "The Fed's medicine is working"

    18 September 2023

    Ahead of his intervention at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 conference, Thomas Holzheu, chief economist Americas, deputy head of group economic research and strategy at Swiss Re, discusses the macro-economic and geopolitical outlook.

  • Blackstone merges credit and insurance groups to form BXCI

    14 September 2023

    New division will be led by Gilles Dellaert, aims for $1trn

  • US insurers grew CMBS holdings to $293bn in 2022

    13 September 2023

    The 5% uptick comes as wider commercial mortgage market faces downturn