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Nine lessons from general account investing in 2021
01 March 20212020 bruised many chief investment officers who had to fight to maintain their general accounts. But insurers' full-year results are revealing that the year wasn't a losing battle for many. David Walker reports
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Winners of the 2021 Insurance Asset Risk Awards
26 February 2021Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Awards
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Knights of Columbus CIO: Divestment is not the answer
23 February 2021Few issues seem to raise more ire in the green movement than fossil fuel investment. Anthony Minopoli, CIO at Knights of Columbus, explains why divesting from fossil fuels is not the answer to the climate change issue right now. Part one of a two-part interview by Sarfraz Thind.
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CIO interview: "They're not giants, they're only windmills"
17 February 2021Lars Haram, chief investment officer at Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, discusses climate change, how the insurer sold its direct holdings in oil and gas and why focusing solely on renewables is not the right approach. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Voya: blitzing it
15 February 2021Voya IM winning a mandate with Assurant last year in the middle of the pandemic may have left many 'green with envy'.
Michael Pagano, head of insurance portfolio management, tells the story behind the win and how he is helping manage the parent insurer's general account. 
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CIO interview: Who cares about capital charges?
10 February 2021Lars Haram, chief investment officer at Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, discusses the insurer's unique position as one of the most solvent in Europe. He discusses how it can afford to take more risk, and how it "got lucky" in pandemic times. Interview by Vincent Huck
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IAR outlook survey: sustainability for the next ten years
08 February 2021Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey discovered that sustainability is the overarching theme that will influence insurance investor behavior—not just this year but for the next decade and probably beyond. Yet, some are more prepared than others. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Hong Kong's modern-day CIO is investment 'match-maker'
03 February 2021Hong Kong's life insurers face the ongoing challenge of unearthing long-dated assets to match long-dated liabilities - a task set to get harder under the planned risk-based capital rules. David Walker discusses the options with investment professionals at insurers confronting the challenge head-on
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IAR's global outlook survey 2021: a foggy crystal ball
01 February 2021Respondents to Insurance Asset Risk's outlook survey seem more at the mercy of the financial gods than ever before. Most agree that while the pandemic rages, 2021 will be a damn hard year to predict. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Businesses and environmental activists - a growing alignment of goals
27 January 2021While activism used to go against businesses, there is a lot more collaboration these days, and understanding between protagonists, as David Walker finds out
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