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Be-rating the agencies
24 January 2022US 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
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Hong Kong regulation's benefits more than numerical, insurers say
19 January 2022Capital charge numbers are an important part of Hong Kong's RBC, but insurers tell David Walker that the qualitative improvements they expect in how underwriters manage their risk will be as important
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'The transition will not be smooth, or socially just'
17 January 2022The shift to a net-zero economy will bring upheaval and job losses, warns Zurich's Peter Giger. Madeleine Jenkins reports
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IAR Asia: The economic head- and tailwinds of 2022
13 January 2022Speaking at IAR's Asia conference, Peak Re chief economist Clarence Wong highlights the key considerations for insurers' investments in the coming months as well as the main trends affecting the global economy post-COVID-19.
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Investors to benefit as Asia ILS market comes to life
10 January 2022Investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) was once about natural catastrophe risk, but in Asia, practitioners expect far greater diversity in life/non-life risks being packaged, with help from insurers and regulators alike, they tell David Walker
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Unit-linked redefining insurers and asset managers relationship
05 January 2022Insurers are increasingly using unit-linked products in their business mix, with the investment risk transferred to the policyholders what are the implications for the relationships between insurers and asset managers? Vincent Huck reports
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Investcorp's field of dreams
03 January 2022Alternatives-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
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Chinese political risk - a real or imagined threat in the minds of CIOs?
29 December 2021To 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
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CIO Interview: Allianz US' Todd Hedtke
27 December 2021Todd Hedtke, chief investment officer at Allianz US, reflects on 2021, a year marked by "very significant changes". Interview by Abbie Wood
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Mainland China turns Hong Kong insurers green - with desire
22 December 2021As the world's second-largest economy pledges to become net-zero by 2060, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority's annual conference heard $1trn of green investing opportunities lie just across the border. David Walker reports
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