Archive

  • Chart of the Week - Do PE-linked Lloyd's syndicates take more investment risk?

    12 April 2024

    With PE links to insurers in the sights of regulators worldwide, we investigate the fair value hierarchy of some at Lloyd's

  • Fee schedules in insurance IMAs - the hard sell

    05 February 2024

    From the most straightforward to some pock-marked by caveats and preconditions, investment provisions in investment management agreements span the full spectrum of complexity

  • Comment - BaFin holds cards (close to its chest) in future of German life-book consolidation

    01 February 2024

    PE part-ownership of Viridium seems to have informed regulator's rejection of Zurich deal

  • Chart of the Week - What Apollo earns in fees for helping Bermuda CIOs (and, separately, ancient Greeks)

    15 December 2023

    Apollo Global Management is in a growing phalanx of asset experts coining it in, by originating investments for Bermudian re/insurers

  • Apollo backs Longroad Energy's $600m debt fundraise

    30 November 2023

    Money raised will be used to grow US developer's renewables platform

  • Insurance Asset Risk Americas: Regulatory Risk

    18 October 2023

    Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 discuss potential regulatory changes on the horizon, and what actions insurers are taking to prepare and ready their portfolios in response.

  • Chelsea FC-owner pushes illiquids risk for US insurer

    13 October 2023

    Alt AM insurers held four times more illiquid assets than rest of market last year, Fitch finds

  • TIAA's $2.6bn residential mortgage purchases boosted market in H1

    08 September 2023

    Overall US insurer residential mortgage volumes hit new high but at subdued growth rates

  • Chart of the Week: Will insurers join an 'orderly queue', outside Silicon Valley Bank?

    17 March 2023

    From Silicon Valley Bank to Signature Bank, Silvergate to Credit Suisse, all eyes are on financials exposure

  • NAIC's CLO regulation proposals show divisions in the market

    03 March 2023

    Regulators met this week with no positive outcome on discussions