Regulatory developments in the US and investment implications for insurers
Insurers discuss a number of NAIC initiatives past and present and how these could impact the way they invest. Vincent Huck reports
Insurers have options against inflation, but concerns persist
Chief investment officers and chief risk officers should be worried about a potential stagflation, according to panellists at Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2022, Vincent Huck reports.
The gilts crisis roils markets
The UK government's disastrous foray into budget setting last week has been treated with dismay and disgust by market participants. Amid plunging sterling and soaring gilt yields can insurance investors hold on? Sarfraz Thind reports
Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference round up
The conference was held in New York on 27 September and highlighted the pain ahead for insurance investors. Vincent Huck reports
The NAIC's alternative to agency ratings
Ahead of the end of the public comment period next week on potential changes to the NAIC's reliance on rating agencies, Amnon Levy and Bill Poutsiaka explore the implications of such changes for insurers
Biden's Infla... Investment Reduction Act?
The US Chamber of Commerce has criticised President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, warning that it will "discourage investments" and "undermine economic growth", but do the means justify the ends when it comes to ESG? Abbie Wood finds out
Solvency II review rapporteur gets spiky with EIOPA
European members of parliament are back from their summer holidays, and there promises to be a heated debate on Solvency II before the review even goes to trilogue. Vincent Huck reports
Investment horizon broadens in Asia as rates rise
As rates finally rise again, new investment opportunities are gradually re-opening for the region's CIOs, as David Walker finds out
The Evolving CLO Regulatory Landscape
Amnon Levy looks at the changes to the treatment of CLOs that are being considered by the NAIC and insurance regulators and questions their risk profile against equally rated corporate bonds - how do their lifetime risks stack up?
The US insurers' take on the net-zero journey
Net-zero is a worthy aspiration—but US insurers bemoan the lack of available data to pave the way to get there, during an Insurance Asset Risk webinar. Sarfraz Thind reports