Muni market climate risk: Hidden perils, untapped opportunities
Insurers should actively think about their muni bond holdings in light of increased climate change risk. Financial opportunities lie ahead for those acting now. Tim Antonelli writes
No hunt for yield Down Under
While Europe's underwriters are beset by the plague of low yields - epitomised by Swiss debt where yields on maturities out to 50 years are now uniformly negative - the picture is much more mixed in Australia. David Walker reports
Finding the rewards in low interest rates
Foresters Friendly Society's chief investment officer Corrado Pistarino explains why he believes it's a fallacy to think low interest rates constitute "unrewarded risk". Interview by Vincent Huck
Emerging markets outlook infected by a virus
Easing in geopolitical tensions combined with encouraging economic factors suggest a good year ahead for emerging markets, but will insurers take the bait considering economic disruptions from the latest coronavirus outbreak? Stephanie Harris and Vincent Huck report
Building real estate portfolios to match insurers' needs
Insurers remain less exposed to real estate than other institutional investors, in particular pension funds, according to a recent survey. Vincent Huck reports
China Taiping Insurance looks to new life for Singapore unit
A prudent increase in risk-taking and more US dollar investments are on the cards as China Taiping Insurance Singapore continues its transformation from a general underwriter to a composite, David Walker reports
South Korean insurers in the low rates storm
Some 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.
Conning: Sipping at the top table
Insurance 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
Which way is the wind blowing in Hong Kong?
In 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
European insurers' foray into Asian real estate
David Walker explores the opportunities and challenges for insurers investing in real estate in the Far East.