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  • US insurers drop $200bn on fixed income in H1

    11 October 2022

    No end in sight for economic uncertainty, AM Best says

  • Hedge funds back in vogue

    29 August 2022

    Derided for years by insurance investors, hedge funds are back in fashion. Could it be the revival of a beautiful friendship? Sarfraz Thind asks

  • Generali and Unipol assessed for BTP exposure as Italy demoted

    01 August 2022

    S&P Global Ratings has Italy's outlook to stable

  • Mortgage loans back in favour for US life insurers

    26 July 2022

    Pandemic has added to market risks, says AM Best

  • US insurers saw biggest gains in private equity in history in 2021

    25 May 2022

    MassMutual leading PE investor, accounting for 25% of new deals

  • Rapid rate rise a primary risk for US life insurers

    14 March 2022

    Federal Reserve due to start raising rates this week

  • US insurer derivatives holdings soar 45% in five years

    20 December 2021

    Annuity issuers increased derivatives use to hedge against volatility and low rates

  • US P&C insurers' H1 investment income highest in five years

    23 August 2021

    Investment income rose 6.4% in H1 as markets bounced back in 2021

  • Private equity continues to grow as US insurers' asset of choice

    22 June 2021

    Insurers increased PE holding by 14.8% last year, according to AM Best

  • The return of private equity

    24 May 2021

    Private equity has been cited as the hottest asset choice for US insurers for a while. This year it seems to be justifying the optimism. Returns have been stellar, but can the asset maintain its position as the alternative of choice? Sarfraz Thind reports