Analysis

  • When Japan sneezes

    11 December 2023

    Japan's economy has seen a sea change this year as the BoJ loosens what seems like it has been a lifetime of low rates. Life insurers are preparing to make their own moves on the back of this—which could impact the rest of the world.

  • How can insurers hot-wire the energy transition?

    06 December 2023

    Four insurance investors sat down together in London to discuss what role insurance investors should be playing in the energy transition, as well as the investment tools that are available to help them speed up the change

  • Social investing needs to be taken hand-in-hand with broader ESG issues, insurers say

    04 December 2023

    Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's Responsible Investing for Insurers conference discussed the difficulties in sourcing social investing data and developing policy on a global scale

  • Time for politicians to make polluters pay, Steve Waygood says

    29 November 2023

    Aviva Investors' chief responsible investment officer discusses the asset manager's macro-stewardship programme and why markets will collapse if governments don't rise to the challenge

  • Carbon capture investments are increasing - what are the benefits?

    27 November 2023

    Technology and scalability have been doubted in the past - but investors are taking the plunge in increasing numbers

  • "Talk to me..." US regulators tell insurers

    22 November 2023

    Why nurturing engagement between insurers and regulators is key as contentious battles hot up

  • Building a climate aware SAA

    20 November 2023

    Jean-François Coppenolle, Investment Director - ESG and Climate Integration at Abeille Assurances, describes how the insurer has build a climate aware investment strategy

  • How can insurers take advantage of banks retreating from private assets?

    15 November 2023

    Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 discussed the virtues of investing in private assets, as well as the importance of portfolio diversification

  • Opportunities exist in CRE - even if offices face a GFC-style crisis

    13 November 2023

    Panellists at the Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2023 conference discuss the current environment in CRE, and the inevitable crisis faced by the office sector

  • An ex-Fed head preaches calmness in times of trouble

    09 November 2023

    Thomas Sullivan, ex-Federal Reserve senior associate director, says macro risk is the biggest worry for insurance markets right now. But regulators should not be stymying investment innovation