IAR Americas: Building bridges between public and private
Fireside chat with David Agnew, director of government affairs for Macquarie, and former director of intergovernmental affairs for President Obama
Prudential versus accounting balance sheets - and their investment implications
Panellists tackle accounting and IBOR developments during the Insurance Asset Risk 2021 EMEA conference. Vincent Huck reports
CIO interview: Illiquidity irrelevant, it's the complexity that matters
Anup Agarwal, CIO at Global Atlantic Financial Group, discusses trends in illiquid markets on the back of COVID-19, and why complexity is more important than illiquidity. Interview by Vincent Huck
Inflation not as much of an issue as rates
Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk 2021 Americas discuss inflation risk, and their hope for a rise in rates. Vincent Huck reports
Fossilised investments
The US insurers' portfolios remain heavily skewed to oil, gas and coal assets. Even as the clamour for net-zero grows, where is the insurance business going with fossil fuels? Sarfraz Thind reports
Comment: A good compromise is one where no one is happy
Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta analyses the European Commission's proposals for the Solvency II review, in particular those changes that have been flying under the radar of public debates.
IAR Americas: Post-pandemic investment lessons
Insurers share their lessons from the pandemic and its impact on markets at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2021 conference. Compiled by Abbie Wood.
Insurers argue the case against Solvency II's 'capital punishment'
Some underwriters argue Solvency II capital charges do not reflect their portfolio, or the reality of certain asset classes more generally. David Walker reports
Comment: What about the 'how' of net zero?
As insurers pledge allegiance to the net-zero kingdom, for all their willingness and honesty, the 'how' of reaching carbon neutrality remains a mystery, Vincent Huck writes.
Journey to Net-Zero goes beyond decarbonising portfolios, Scor's Lacroix says
It is relatively easy to decarbonise a portfolio, but to do so with impact on the real economy is a different matter altogether, according to Michele Lacroix, head of group investment risk and sustainability at Scor. Interview by Vincent Huck