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Open letter to IAIS calls for rule to exclude fossil fuel insurance investors
31 October 2023Letter also calls global insurance climate regulations "patchy"
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Asset risk now as much a focus of CROs' work as liability risk
16 June 2023Interest rates and liquidity issues top of mind at IAIS meeting
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HK think-tank proposes 'green' and infrastructure investment benefits
17 April 2023HK Federation of Insurers' body responded to government report
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IAIS publishes new liquidity metrics for global monitoring exercise
22 November 2022Liquidity risk has been a growing concern as insurers ramp up illiquid assets
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Not here to dictate on investments, US insurance commissioner says
17 June 2022Inflation voted greatest threat to global insurer stability at IAIS meeting
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Notes from a small island - on outsourcing by Bermuda's insurers
16 December 2021David Walker tells the story of how Bermudian CIOs opened up to independent fund managers
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Stress-tested: How COVID-19 put insurers' investments under pressure
14 September 2020The impact of the pandemic on insurers' claims remains unknown, and estimates vary widely. However, market turbulence in H1 has clearly impacted the asset side of insurers' balance sheets. Already, though, underwriters are looking ahead and rethinking investment decisions and ensuring resilience. Vincent Huck surveys the damage done and the plans afoot
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IAIS consult on capital treatment of infra and strategic equity investments
08 September 2020As part of work on the Insurance Capital Standard
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German insurers warn against ESG goals diluting Solvency II
31 July 2018But trade body welcomes European Commission wishes for uniform ESG taxonomy
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Insurers call for taxonomy of 'greenness' in investments
27 July 2018Underwriters also say they want more sustainable investments