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NAIC takes $3.2m investment hit in 2018
09 April 2019Alternative equity fund investments reduced by 70%
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SunLife cutting risk in preparation for downturn
05 April 2019Poor compensation for riskier assets in current market, says SunLife CIO Randy Brown
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Outgoing MetLife CEO says aggressive investors threaten whole market
03 April 2019Kandarian warns regulators to look at new insurance rivals
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Next recession to hit US insurers’ assets harder than 2008 crisis
02 April 2019The recession is coming in 2020, according to Guggenheim Investments and will be focused on the corporate bond sector. This, coupled with increased leverage and poorer liquidity, suggests the next downturn could be worse for US insurers than 2008. Sarfraz Thind reports
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CLO market "hysteria" overstated
22 March 2019Turning credit market risk high on American Council of Life Insurers conference agenda
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The BBB effect: apocalypse or opportunity?
12 March 2019US insurers are holding bigger volumes of BBB-rated corporate debt than at any time in the past. A turning credit cycle could tip significant amounts of these to junk. But while the headline figures look startling, is this really a precursor to the apocalypse or just another bad news story? Sarfraz Thind reports
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GE seeks riskier assets to prop insurance business
12 March 2019Junk bonds, infrastructure debt and equities on buy-list
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Pomona’s private equity niche
28 February 2019Pomona Capital’s founder, Michael Granoff explains how his company has tapped into the private equity niche and how it is preparing for a potential turn in the cycle. Interview by Sarfraz Thind
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US P&C insurers set for modest improvement in investment income
28 February 2019Investment results improving on higher rates but equity volatility hurts
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US insurance use of ETFs to increase as regulatory pressures ease
25 February 2019Greenwich survey finds two-third of insurers plan to up ETF use in next few years