Analysis

• Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte

  26 September 2014

  The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon

• The dangers of overlooking inflation risk

  24 September 2014

  Pimco's Eugene Dimitriou and Berdibek Ahmedov outline the difficulties in quantifying inflation risk

• BlackRock and DeAWM continue to dominate insurance outsourcing

  18 September 2014

  Goldman, JPMorgan also notched up big gains in the new Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report rankings

• Latest ABS capital charge reduction still not enough to encourage insurer investment

  17 September 2014

  Market participants say the EC's new Solvency II proposals do not address the key issues

• Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy

  12 September 2014

  Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges

• Mounting data concerns

  09 September 2014

  Solution providers highlight classification codes and look-through as problem areas in Solvency II reporting.

• Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments

  03 September 2014

  Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.

• Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly

  27 August 2014

  Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves

• Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers

  21 August 2014

  Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.

• Solvency II: Pillar 3 issues for smaller insurers

  19 August 2014

  Charles Portsmouth highlights the key issues facing smaller companies when reporting for Solvency II