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Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers
21 August 2014Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.
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PPOs pose major asset-matching challenge
23 July 2014UK general insurers consider the best assets to match for periodical payment orders (PPOs) liabilities
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PRA ignores insurers on matching adjustment rules
30 June 2014Sets out conditions for repackaging assets and invites firms to engage in trial application
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US insurers favour alternatives in outsourcing asset management
26 June 2014US insurers reduce use of third-party managers for core fixed income, increase for alternative investments
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DGFs aim at equity-like returns while reducing downside
24 June 2014Diversified growth funds could be attractive to protect against an equity market correction
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UK insurers' Q1 net investment rises
23 June 2014ONS data shows greater allocation to short-term assets
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Specialist investment services in demand from insurers
12 June 2014Russell Büsst, Conning's CIO Europe, discusses US muni bonds and trade finance
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Coping with the inflation conundrum
10 June 2014The development of inflation or disinflation in different markets is a critical driver of corporate performance, rather than simply a tactical investment issue, as the case of P&C insurers shows. Etienne Comon explains
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With changing market dynamics, insurers can profit in fixed income
07 May 2014They buy in bulk, their size gives them clout with large fixed-income asset managers and their buy-and-hold outlook insulates them from market swings, as Douglas Niemann explains
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Annuity changes put corporate bonds under pressure
23 April 2014Revisions to the UK's legislation around annuities is causing insurers to rethink investment strategies. Hardeep Dhillon examines the impact on sterling capital markets and demand for assets