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Focus on underwriting activity to tackle profitability issues, Swiss Re tells insurers
08 September 2020Because reinsurer sees little hope for help from investments in a lower-for-longer rate environment
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Swiss Re "dodged bullets" selling bonds in H1 before downgrades
31 July 2020Firm's ESG benchmark beats traditional equities and credit indices in H1
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Swiss Re investment returns and yield fall in 1H as markets bite
31 July 2020But group sold some bonds before downgrades and defaults
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Insurers investments likely to remain strained for a while longer, Sigma says
10 July 2020Swiss Re's research affiliate forecasts US 10-year yield to stay around 1%
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Infrastructure market still on track post-COVID-19
29 June 2020The financial crisis that unfolded on the back of the pandemic might have caused insurers to pause when it comes to allocation to infrastructure assets. But this is merely a bump in the road say asset managers, and insurers' investments in core infrastructure investments will come back stronger than ever.
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Over $900bn investment opportunity in EM infrastructure, says Swiss Re
17 June 2020Private funding needed to bridge gap that governments cannot supply
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Pandemic investment scenarios show bonds concerns at major European insurers
28 May 2020Insurers publish results of COVID-19 scenarios, as they divulge credit portfolio losses
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Free webinar: "Who needs two kidneys?"
04 May 2020Panellists: Swiss Re' Haegeli, DWS's Fehlmann, Just Group's Bailey
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Insurers report $8.7bn investment losses in COVID-19 infected Q1
04 May 2020Reported damage still coming as many European, US insurers expected to report this month
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Swiss Re posts $300m Q1 investment loss but hedging helps
30 April 2020Impairments kept to $20m