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US not changing on climate
25 October 2018New York, US. The US insurance industry has been a laggard when it comes to embracing investments to mitigate climate change. Many insurers remain suspicious of the need for it unlike their European counterparts. It is a deeply divisive, political issue, according to professionals. Sarfraz Thind reports
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The evolution of real estate and real assets investment by insurers
22 October 2018Low yields, compressed spreads, relative pricing advantage and regulatory incentives are key factors auguring an exponential growth of the real estate market in the coming years, Gerard-Jan van Berckel writes.
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European asset management mandates revealed by Insurance Risk Data
18 October 2018Greater transparency among EEA underwriters offer a unique glimpse into what and to whom insurers outsource their asset portfolio to, the only missing piece is the how much. David Walker reports
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Aviva gets real on illiquid assets
16 October 2018Five months into Aviva Investors’ strategy to merge its real assets teams under one leadership, Mark Versey and Iain Forrester discuss the new strategy and how it fits with the firm’s approach to servicing third-party insurers. By Vincent Huck
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IAR Americas: What’s on US chief investment officers’ minds?
11 October 2018Five CIOs discuss the priorities for their life and non-life investment strategies during a panel discussion at Insurance Asset Risk Americas conference held in New York. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink
04 October 2018Will insurers find in depleting water resources, and the resulting investment needs, a fresh source of financially-viable investments? Vincent Huck reports
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Italian insurers' path to diversification
02 October 2018Industry veteran Michele Gaffo, formerly the CIO of Allianz Italia and Poste Vita now at asset management firm DWS, tells David Walker how Italian reinsurers are reacting to the latest spike in volatility and getting ready for the next one.
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Regulation redefines relations between insurers and asset managers
27 September 2018In the second part of Insurance Asset Risk's insurer-asset manager survey we examine how Solvency II has shifted the dynamic for insurance asset managers. Insurers are not always getting the tailor-made solutions, research and expertise they ask for. By Sarfraz Thind
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US insurers lag in adjusting investments to low-carbon world
25 September 2018New York City, USA. On the sideline of the Insurance & Climate Risk Americas conference held this week, California insurance commissioner Dave Jones spoke to Insurance Asset Risk's Vincent Huck about US insurers' assessments of climate risk and how regulators can help.
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Finding a role for insurance asset managers in a sustainable financial system
24 September 2018New report by the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability project calls on all actors in the financial system to move as one on sustainability issues. Vincent Huck reports
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