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Nordic insurers' earnings supported by high-risk assets
11 November 2021Strong capital position offers hedge to market movements
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Chinese authorities issue opinion on corporate bond market
24 August 2021As investors fear defaults and rating mismatches
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The RBC changes: a slow-moving Titanic
20 July 2021It is a slow change, even by the notoriously slow standards of the insurance industry. However, the soon-to-be instigated changes to the NAIC's risk-based capital charges on fixed income assets could have significant ramifications for the US insurance investment portfolio. And many don't like it. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Asset risk still "high pressure point" for Italian insurers, Moody's warns
18 March 2021Due to their concentration to domestic govvies
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Axa bids a gradual 'adieu' to the burdens of traditional life
10 March 2021Unit-linked products are being pushed, with force, by Axa, AG2R, CNP Assurances
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Credit migration could slash 30 points from European life firm solvency
11 January 2021Moody's calls downgrades "key source of risk" in coming months
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The role of ETFs in insurers' portfolios
22 December 2020Insurance Asset Risk survey finds increased interest in asset class
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Chinese insurers face investment income volatility with increased allocation to equity
07 December 2020But credit risk mitigated from reduced allocation to alternatives, Moody's says
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Fitch downgrades Volkswohl Bund Leben on reinvestment yield
03 November 2020Moody's hangs negative outlook on German life sector
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Insurers to increase allocation to ETFs, Insurance Asset Risk survey finds
11 September 2020As global ETFs and ETPs reach $7trn