Archive

  • VIDEO: Manulife's CFO unearths climate change opportunities for insurers

    07 November 2019

    Customer demand for ESG funds on the rise Witherington says

  • "IFRS9 not on the backburner but in the comfortable department," IASB's Scott

    06 November 2019

    Implementation timeline debate is still on the table, although IASB is reluctant to delay further

  • Apollo hires Jacobs as CIO of insurance business

    06 November 2019

    Ex-BlackRock man latest hire into insurance solutions group

  • Insurers are increasingly considering sub-investment grade assets

    06 November 2019

    EY’s Gareth Mee says asset allocation is the best shield for life firms in the low rates environment

  • Low-risk securities lending being ignored by US insurers

    06 November 2019

    US insurers use repo and securities lending for less than 1% of investments, NAIC study finds

  • German insurers call on Christine Lagarde to normalise monetary policy

    05 November 2019

    ‘Unconventional policy measures’ should be for crises only, says GDV

  • Revising Best Estimates for Libor Benchmark Reform

    The impending phaseout of interest rates, Libor and Euribor, is creating major challenges for insurers. Many are turning to technology to cope with the uncertainty.

  • Brexit blows hot and cold for insurers' outsourcing relationships

    05 November 2019

    In the face of growing uncertainties around the date and terms of Brexit, underwriters with UK operations are leaning ever more heavily on their chosen asset managers for help, advice and expertise. David Walker reports

  • Berkshire Hathaway insurance investment income jumps 20% in Q3

    04 November 2019

    While underwriting profits remain flat

  • Aviva Investors invests £250m in Cambridge commercial property

    04 November 2019

    Investment made in partnership with PSP Investments