News

• North American insurers "not well prepared" for negative rates

  25 March 2020

  Regulatory models also break down under negative rates, actuarial research finds

• LIBOR transition deadline not impacted by COVID-19, UK regulators say

  25 March 2020

  Transition in the loan market will likely be impacted

• Global recession is here, Allianz says

  24 March 2020

  German insurer publishes grim outlook on global economy

• Manulife has learnt the lesson of the 2008 crisis, CEO says

  24 March 2020

  COVID-19's short-term impacts are inevitable, but future rewards are possible

• Pacific Asset Management chalks up 44% growth in third-party investments

  24 March 2020

  Affiliate helped parent rotate into bond and equities funds in 2019

• US regulators confident in industry COVID-19 solvency levels

  23 March 2020

  No forced liquidations even in Spanish flu scenario, say NAIC conference participants

• Concentration in BTPs key risk for Italian insurers, IMF warns

  23 March 2020

  Upward shift of 100bps in the government yield curve would reduce the value of insurers' own funds by 28%

• Insurers remain operational amid COVID-19, Swiss regulator says

  23 March 2020

  Firms are more affected by financial market corrections than on claims side, FINMA admits

• Helvetia AM postpones subscription to Swiss real estate fund

  23 March 2020

  Launch announced in early March, but COVID-19's economic impact calls for delay

• COVID-19 impact "a near perfect trifecta", Allianz's Tom Wilson says

  23 March 2020

  Chief risk officer discusses the German insurer's response to the current environment