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  • Stomaching volatility

    24 May 2022

    Volatility, volatility everywhere and not a time to think. Guardian Life's CIO, Jean LaTorre, is dealing with what could be an unprecedented year of market storms, just two years into the job. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Guardian Life hires Chris Fowle to head ESG investments

    09 May 2022

    New role to drive insurer's sustainable investing framework

  • Guardian Life buys equity stake in HPS Investment

    09 February 2022

    HPS will manage "strategically important" sum for private credit investments

  • Bodybuilder's hedge fund hires two for insurance push

    11 January 2022

    John Simone will lead insurance team for Ellington

  • IAR Americas: Cautious optimism in credit markets

    27 October 2021

    Since the health crisis of COVID-19 snowballed into an economic crisis, credit markets have seen their base shaken, but insurers retain some confidence, not without caution though. Vincent Huck reports

  • IAR Americas: Stress testing essential against potential interest rate rise

    22 September 2021

    Avoiding zombie companies also a key defence in current environment

  • Time for prudence in credit markets

    16 September 2021

    Little reward in taking credit risk right now, audience at IAR Americas conference will hear

  • Guardian Life appoints CIO

    06 February 2020

    Jean LaTorre takes over from the retiring Tom Sorell

  • Guardian Insurance CIO Thomas Sorell to step down in February

    09 January 2020

    He will join Catalina Holdings along with Bruce Hemphill

  • LV=’s CIO on adapting to Solvency II

    03 May 2018

    LV=’s CIO Mark Laidlaw gives an insight into how the business has been impacted by Solvency II’s dictates on asset and liability management and moulded its choice of asset manager. By Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind