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US Outlook 2020: an encore for investors
15 January 2020Many had bet on the market staging a final whimper last year before recession. But the talk of a global downturn suddenly vanished in the last few months of 2019. Now investors are looking at the market with rosy spectacles and hoping for more rewards in 2020. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Rating agencies' 2020 outlook: stable at best
15 January 2020While Moody's and S&P's 2020 outlooks for the European insurance industry differ, both predict challenging times ahead for European underwriters. Vincent Huck reports
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Asia Pacific: a chief economist perspective
09 January 2020Clarence Wong, chief economist and head of economic research & consulting for Swiss Re in Asia-Pacific, talks to Vincent Huck about the current trends in Asia and why insurers have not yet harnessed the investment opportunities of the Greater Bay Area or the Belt & Road Initiative.
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South Korean insurers in the low rates storm
02 January 2020Some South Korean insurers are making 1% too little from their investments to cover their promises. David Walker reports on the investment challenges the industry faces, and how it is coping.
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Conning: Sipping at the top table
31 December 2019Insurance assets are the mine asset managers have been looking to tap into in the last few years. Conning has built out its business to do exactly that, and now takes a place on the top table. Chief executive Woody Bradford explains how. By Sarfraz Thind
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Which way is the wind blowing in Hong Kong?
24 December 2019In the last few months the narrative has changed in the pearl of Asia, and it is not all down to protests. Indeed, insurers are shifting their focus on what they perceive to be the biggest challenges and opportunities. Vincent Huck reports
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European insurers' foray into Asian real estate
17 December 2019David Walker explores the opportunities and challenges for insurers investing in real estate in the Far East.
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Hong Kong's Insurance Authority "no longer a start-up"
12 December 2019Opening the second Asian Insurance Forum, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority chairman Moses Cheng rejoiced at the organisation's new status as a fully-fledged independent regulator and highlighted the work ahead. Vincent Huck reports
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New investment risks or new assessment of risk?
10 December 2019Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's sister publication InsuranceERM's conference discuss the new types of risks they are exposed to and whether they understand those risks well. Highlights compiled by Stephanie Harris
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Sustainability: to regulate or not regulate?
05 December 2019Financial regulation has a role to play in tackling climate change, but it cannot be a silver bullet. So the time has come for policymakers to step up their game, delegates at the Insurance and Climate Risk conference heard. Vincent Huck reports
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