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Liquidity management in an era of liquidity stress-tests
17 July 2024Amid markets, and politicians delivering never-ending stressors of liquidity, insurers at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2024 conference discussed how their needs for and measurement of liquidity may have changed in recent years, and the reasons why
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Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets
08 May 2024Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved
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"Bonds are back" - Goldilocks appears for Lloyd's syndicates' fixed income holdings
18 April 2024Not a big bad bear was in sight when syndicates published annual reports in March, but many warned of elevated geopolitical instability risks
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Chart of the Week - Do PE-linked Lloyd's syndicates take more investment risk?
12 April 2024With PE links to insurers in the sights of regulators worldwide, we investigate the fair value hierarchy of some at Lloyd's
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What lurks below - Lloyd's syndicates shine a light on 'level 3' illiquid holdings
11 April 2024While liquid bonds dominate syndicates' general accounts, liquidity analysis reveals there is more to investment portfolios at Lloyd's
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Lloyd's syndicate buys gold ETF, activist and global macro hedge funds in 2023
05 April 2024Engaged with a new US investment consultant to bring new ideas to the table as part of risking-up process
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Beazley Furlonge syndicate posts best ever investment performance by some margin in 2023
05 April 2024Equities, focused on US markets and ESG, made over 25%, underwriter says
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Chart of the Week - Lloyd's syndicates and illiquid investments
05 April 2024Analysis reveals which syndicates like 'Level 3' assets most...and how much Apollo's syndicates have
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Comment: Lloyd's roars back with profits from investments and underwriting, both cylinders firing
04 April 2024A series of features will examine investment and underwriting aspects of Lloyd's and syndicates' 2023 results
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IRDAI announces massive cut in volume of insurance rules, including for investments
26 March 2024Announcement came as part of a "comprehensive review of the regulatory framework"