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  • NAIC proposal to regulate filing exempt securities attacked by politicians

    18 July 2023

    Proposals will put NAIC into position of "unregulated" rating agency, say opponents

  • Bank loans one of the fastest growing assets for US insurers in 2022

    13 July 2023

    Insurer bank loans grew by 21% as industry looked to capitalise on soaring rates

  • US Federal Insurance Office warns of climate risk impact on insurer investments

    03 July 2023

    Highlights transition risks for US insurer portfolios as climate threat grows

  • Think insurers are rethinking investments in a changing world? Think again

    23 May 2023

    Private markets, real assets highlighted at NAIC's conference

  • US CIOs on lessons from SVB's collapse

    23 May 2023

    Needless to panic in the 'hysteria' - and opportunities may surface

  • US CIOs lament politicising of ESG

    23 May 2023

    And keep their focus on risk management, they say at NAIC International Insurance Forum

  • The US battles against ESG

    22 May 2023

    US climate change politics have hit a turning point. What started off as mild disgruntlement against woke investing now looks to have turned into an all-out war by right-leaning states against climate siders. It is enough to make the head spin. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • US insurer asset growth saw significant slowdown in 2022

    09 May 2023

    But life insurers continued to pour money into illiquid assets

  • The return to the promised land

    20 March 2023

    After a decade of eking out pitiful returns on their traditional fixed income assets insurers are finally seeing the return of higher interest rates. Will this herald a shift out of risky assets? A recent publication by the NAIC outlines the possibilities. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • NAIC's CLO regulation proposals show divisions in the market

    03 March 2023

    Regulators met this week with no positive outcome on discussions