Archive

  • Winds of war prove further tailwinds for Generali Global Infrastructure

    09 May 2022

    The task Generali set itself to help 'rebuild Europe' after COVID-19, focused mainly on infrastructure, has arguably taken on extra importance - and opportunity - David Walker discovers

  • BlackRock: building the behemoth

    04 April 2022

    There are giants in the asset management world... and then, there is BlackRock. Daniel Dunay talks about growing the company and why it is the number one insurance asset manager in the world. Interview by Sarfraz Thind

  • M&G's focus on mortgages and consumer loans

    16 March 2022

    Russell Lee, head of insurance solutions, and Jerome Henrion, head of specialty finance, at M&G talk about the asset class characteristics and why it will continue to be a source of opportunities for insurers

  • The US outsourcing race

    14 February 2022

    The last year seems to have brought more asset management firms than ever into the insurance outsourcing space. How difficult is it to break into this market? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Be-rating the agencies

    24 January 2022

    US insurance regulators are assessing the use of rating agencies in their risk capital adjudications—it could have significant implications for insurer assets. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Investcorp's field of dreams

    03 January 2022

    Alternatives-asset manager Investcorp has purchased insurer Sunset Life, attracting smaller insurers to what is an increasingly competitive market. And it has some significant models to follow. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Chinese political risk - a real or imagined threat in the minds of CIOs?

    29 December 2021

    To most investors China is an object of allocation-lust, for its gigantic size and the promise of exponential opportunities. But insurers still fear risk. Is that justified? Vincent Huck seeks some answers

  • Notes from a small island - on outsourcing by Bermuda's insurers

    16 December 2021

    David Walker tells the story of how Bermudian CIOs opened up to independent fund managers

  • Real demand - the rise and rise of infrastructure

    29 November 2021

    From Asia to Europe, insurers are united in their desire for more infrastructure investments. Amid such unabated demand, David Walker took stock

  • The Right Stuff - and the 500 asset managers that have it, for CIOs

    08 November 2021

    Europe's insurers have over 500 asset managers helping make their investments, new outsourcing research report reveals. David Walker surveyed the landscape and found many hands make for good work