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Insurers advised to stay put with EM holdings amid COVID-19 chaos
25 March 2020With lower ratings than their developed market counterparts and potential economic dependencies to oil, emerging markets are on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. It is raising questions for insurers' allocation to the asset class. Vincent Huck reports
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North American insurers "not well prepared" for negative rates
25 March 2020Regulatory models also break down under negative rates, actuarial research finds
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LIBOR transition deadline not impacted by COVID-19, UK regulators say
25 March 2020Transition in the loan market will likely be impacted
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Global recession is here, Allianz says
24 March 2020German insurer publishes grim outlook on global economy
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Manulife has learnt the lesson of the 2008 crisis, CEO says
24 March 2020COVID-19's short-term impacts are inevitable, but future rewards are possible
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Pacific Asset Management chalks up 44% growth in third-party investments
24 March 2020Affiliate helped parent rotate into bond and equities funds in 2019
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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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Concentration in BTPs key risk for Italian insurers, IMF warns
23 March 2020Upward shift of 100bps in the government yield curve would reduce the value of insurers' own funds by 28%
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Risk Management in times of the Global Coronavirus Crisis
23 March 2020Jegor Tokarevich and Amirlan Seksenbayev from Substance Over Form, look at the risks posed by COVID-19 to insurance investors and how they can mitigate them to make the most of the opportunities arising.
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Insurers remain operational amid COVID-19, Swiss regulator says
23 March 2020Firms are more affected by financial market corrections than on claims side, FINMA admits