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NAIC working with state regulators on CECL delay
03 April 2020COVID-19 crisis has made it impossible to make forecasts on loan loss variables
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US regulators confident in industry COVID-19 solvency levels
23 March 2020No forced liquidations even in Spanish flu scenario, say NAIC conference participants
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Derivatives exposure concentrated for US insurers
23 December 2019Less than 10% of US insurers use derivatives, finds NAIC
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US insurers continue to grow BBB exposures
20 December 2019Allocation reflects reach for yield at expense of credit quality, says NAIC
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What's behind the wall: US insurers' investments in EM debt
25 July 2019Emerging markets should be an attractive option for US insurers as the Federal Reserve looks to cut rates, making opportunities at home less attractive. But, as the Trump government continues building trade barriers, are US government policies stymying enthusiasm for the asset class? Sarfraz Thind reports
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NAIC takes $3.2m investment hit in 2018
09 April 2019Alternative equity fund investments reduced by 70%
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The BBB effect: apocalypse or opportunity?
12 March 2019US insurers are holding bigger volumes of BBB-rated corporate debt than at any time in the past. A turning credit cycle could tip significant amounts of these to junk. But while the headline figures look startling, is this really a precursor to the apocalypse or just another bad news story? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Wade to leave role as Connecticut insurance commissioner
17 December 2018She will be succeeded by Paul Lombardo on an interim basis
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A slow growth for US infrastructure
04 June 2018A US infrastructure overhaul is due—that much is common knowledge. However, so far, institutional investors and especially insurers have been coy to invest due to policy hurdles at the federal level. As each state administration starts to address these issues, insurers are seeing opportunities building up. David Turner reports
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Trump tax law decimates P&C demand for municipal bonds
11 April 2018Last year's US tax law is destroying insurer demand for municipal bonds, once considered the most attractive surplus cash investment for the country's property and casualty insurers. Sarfraz Thind reports