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Japanese insurers look set to hold out for higher JGB yields
08 November 2023Expectations of monetary policy normalisation mean insurers to gradually rotate back to JGBs, says Swiss Re Institute
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Insurers in good position to weather economic headwinds, Swiss Re Institute says
06 October 2023Recession a more adverse scenario than stagflation for insurers' investments
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IAR Americas: Home working inflicting pain on office owners similar to financial crisis
27 September 2023Habits may be starting to change though
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"The Fed's medicine is working"
18 September 2023Ahead of his intervention at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 conference, Thomas Holzheu, chief economist Americas, deputy head of group economic research and strategy at Swiss Re, discusses the macro-economic and geopolitical outlook.
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CIOs to fasten seatbelts for bumpy landing as Fed spots runway
13 September 2023"The Fed won't hike rates next week," former president of Kansas City Fed predicts. While asset owners are at odds on the likelihood of a recession and asset managers brace themselves for what will not be a "piece of (cheese)cake"
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Swiss Re's Zbinden named head of investment strategy & allocation
11 September 2023Insurance Asset Risk has learnt
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Reinsurers' solvency ratios benefit from rising interest rates, Moody's says
31 August 2023Rates hikes in 2022 good for European reinsurers investment returns and solvency ratios, but rates trajectory in 2023 unclear
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Conning says smaller insurers under-invested in CRE
24 August 2023Merits of CRE in current environment continue to be debated by investors
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US bond yields not a crisis - but the risks have grown, says Swiss Re
18 August 2023Yield surge requires ever more disciplined insurer balance sheet management
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Swiss Re Institute foresees bumpy ride for risky assets no matter the weather
09 August 2023Saying corporates face headwinds in the case of slowed disinflation and valuation hits in downturn