TREASURY & FINANCE

 

With significant capital balances and tight business line margins, insurers need to ensure that they have access to liquidity, they maximise return on capital allocations, and are able to preserve cash valuations. This section offers insight from those charged with excellence in treasury, capital, liquidity, and cash management on the latest trends and market developments

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Interest rates, fixed income batter Q3 results for re/insurers investments
  • Thursday, Nov 03, 2022

More mixed Q3 results for insurers across North America and Europe with many blaming volatile market conditions.

Insurers could see ongoing investment losses
  • Monday, Oct 31, 2022

Recent spate of insurers seeing Q3 losses on their investment portfolios could continue.

Insurers see Q3 investment losses
  • Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022

Several major insurers saw disappointing Q3 investment returns, which could be part of a wider trend.

UK government U-turn: What do investors need to know?
  • Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022

The UK government has U-turned on its mini-budget that saw huge volatility in the market for funds and investors and long-lasting effects.

Munich Re stops fossil fuel investments from 2023
  • Friday, Oct 07, 2022

Effects to investment industry could be wide felt, as major reinsurer joins growing list of companies turning away from fossil fuels.

Bank of England takes action to shore up market after pound crash
  • Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022

Investors – including insurers - look for signs of stability after pound drops in value to US dollar following tax cut announcement.

Royal London Asset Management – Quarterly insurance update report
  • Thursday, Sep 22, 2022

Regulatory update and discussion of two investment themes we believe should be considered by insurers at the present time.

Private Markets: The new funding stream that’s here to stay
  • Friday, Jul 29, 2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management take a more in-depth look at the drivers behind extraordinary growth of private market assets.

Volatility reigns amid Lloyd’s of London market investment
  • Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022

Gallagher Re reveals extent of precariousness to Lloyd’s of London market's investment over 2021 in a new study.

How insurance investors can secure better liquidity
  • Monday, Jul 11, 2022

Erik Vynckier, Non-exec director at Foresters Friendly Society, discusses liquidity in the market and the tools for current market conditions.

Overcoming the challenges of private markets for institutional investors
  • Monday, Jul 04, 2022

Two industry experts explain how secondary markets can help to mitigate issues around liquidity in private markets.