Archive

  • Pillar Life CIO's 2022: a year for the ages

    19 December 2022

    Being a small new fish entering the big bad world of insurance investing may have unbalanced some in 2022. But Pillar Life used a deal of foresight in easing itself into one of the more turbulent years of our times. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Zurich pivoting to unit-linked

    21 November 2022

    Group CIO Stephan van Vliet discusses the group's move into unit-linked, Guy Miller, chief market strategist, provides a market outlook and Danielle Brassel, responsible investment analyst, highlights progress on sustainability. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • TC Wilson: the reluctant CIO

    14 September 2022

    Never one to shirk a challenge, TC Wilson has gone from a finance sceptic to manage the funds for the US's largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. He tells his story to Sarfraz Thind

  • At the ready - what APAC insurers should consider as new IFRS standards approach

    12 September 2022

    Max Davies and Francisco Sebastian of Wellington Management discuss with David Walker how IFRS standards stand to affect insurers in APAC, and beyond, and the various aspects of their businesses underwriters should be considering, to best position themselves for the change

  • Swimming with sharks

    16 August 2022

    From the cut-throat trading floor of the 'King of Wall Street' to the slow-moving insurance investment industry, Rip Reeves, soon-to-retire CIO at AEGIS Insurance, reflects on his career, today's challenges for CIOs, and making the move from 'firstborn' to 'ugly offspring'. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • IAR EMEA: Prepare for a tough ride, economist warns

    20 June 2022

    Swiss Re's chief economist Europe, Charlotte Müller told the audience at Insurance Asset Risk's 2022 EMEA conference to expect a recession, but not all speakers agreed. Abbie Wood reports

  • Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2022 Conference round up

    13 June 2022

    The conference was held in London on 13 June and highlighted how investment opportunities still abound for insurers in an environment of heightened volatility and a bleak macro outlook for the coming months. Vincent Huck reports

  • CIO interview: Tweaks around the margins in times of volatility

    08 June 2022

    David Czerniecki, chief investment officer at Nassau Financial Group, in the second part of a two-part interview, discusses the current environment of inflation, rising rates and a potential recession, and how these impact today's investment decisions

  • From Lincoln to COVID - Insurance investing is a long-term game

    06 June 2022

    David Czerniecki, chief investment officer at Nassau Financial Group, discusses in the first part of a two-part interview, his focus since joining the group in 2019, and how to hold your breath through a global pandemic.

  • Stomaching volatility

    24 May 2022

    Volatility, volatility everywhere and not a time to think. Guardian Life's CIO, Jean LaTorre, is dealing with what could be an unprecedented year of market storms, just two years into the job. Sarfraz Thind reports