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Private markets: Buying in, and stress-testing 'to the moon and back'

Three US life insurers' chief investment officers discuss the 'hot and cold' of private-market investing

Generali's CIO Martorana maps the new investment landscape

He discusses how Generali is navigating a fragmented geopolitical backdrop, wary bond markets and a shifting dollar debate.

Alternative thinking - US insurers on alts investments

Panellists from Insurance Asset Risk's 2025 Risk and Capital Americas conference in New York discuss alts investments and where they're looking to grow their allocations

IAR North America: Is the era of US exceptionalism over?

Panellists and conference-goers in New York see change on the horizon, though what exactly it holds in store - and the scale of change - is unclear

CIO Interview: Zurich's Van Vliet on 'noise cancelling' strategies

Stephan van Vliet discusses the Swiss insurer's long-term plan against short term volatility

Insurance Asset Risk's (unofficial) SFCR awards for best investment details

Honouring the exemplary solvency filings from insurers this year

What does innovative investment look like in the next few years?

Increasing interest in structures making use of 'highly predictable cashflows' element of Solvency UK's MA, Aviva says at Insurance Asset Risk's EMEA 2025 conference

APAC Weekly: US exceptionalism is dented, but what is next?

Asian insurers ponder the place of gold in insurance investment portfolios

From major regulators to major ratings agencies, funded re causes concern

From the UK to Japan to the rest of Asia, funded re rings warning bells at regulators and ratings agencies, and leading large lifers and their asset managers are treading carefully

Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2025 round up: are markets optimistic or complacent?