Insurers’ investment strategies are constantly evolving in response to, as well as in anticipation of, market, economic, and own organisational changes. Here we provide insight and analysis into the views of market participants and influencers on the latest developments taking place globally and how they have impacted asset allocation, investment, and trading decision-making.
Three insurance company CIOs explain how they make investment outsourcing decisions and which asset classes need to be kept in house.
Jason Engelbrecht, Chief Technology Officer at Munich Re, highlights four areas of 'Big Technology' having the biggest impact on insurance.
SS&C explores how insurers can deal with matching and reconciliation with multiple counterparties and systems.
Keith Skeoch, CEO at Aberdeen Standard Investments, discusses how the insurance market is evolving.
Meg Voorhes, Director of Research, Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment explores the benefits of ESG investing.
Chris Iggo, CIO Core Investments at AXA Investment Managers explores how Coronavirus is affecting markets.
SS&C explores how insurers can deal with the operational challenges associated with different accounting basis and closing periods.
SS&C explores how insurers can deal with the operational challenges of application accessibility and navigation.
Jeremy Baldwin, Chief Investment Officer at AIG explains how the firm decides what to outsource and what to keep in house.
Gautier Ripert, Global Head of Operations, discusses AXA Investment Managers' adoption of automation as an alternative to outsourcing.
With Solvency II currently under review, Justin Wray, Deputy Head of Policy at EIOPA, updates insurers on the issues shaping the assessment.
Insurers that fail to invest in technology may find themselves in decline, says Jason Engelbrecht, Chief Technology Officer at Munich Re.
Ian Coulman, Chief Investment Officer at Pool Re explores why a shift toward esoteric asset classes might see insurers outsourcing more often.
Scott Kurland, MD, & Marc Zimmerman, Senior VP, SS&C Technologies, explore the innovations in back and middle-end operations for insurers.
Ed Palmer, EMEA Chief Investment Officer at Metlife, explains why the regulator is looking more carefully at this asset class.