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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Report: Investment returns look to ride out hard market changes
  • Monday, Aug 19, 2024

Different trends emerged in the market after interest rate hikes and a new hard market developed – but how this affects investment returns among reinsurers is still being figured out.

M&A activity slumps – but PE interest remains high overall
  • Friday, Aug 16, 2024

A new report said there was a sharp drop in UK insurance industry M&A activity in H1.

UK and European insurers reveal H1 results
  • Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024

Mix of insurers revealed positive numbers but not without complications from inflation and interest rates.

Allianz and Zurich announce H1 2024 results
  • Thursday, Aug 08, 2024

European insurers release H1 and Q2 2024 results, which showed ‘record’ returns.

How do you best deploy a small private markets portfolio?
  • Tuesday, Aug 06, 2024

Daryl Boxall, Head of Market Risk, Legal & General Institutional Retirement, discusses ratings, pricing, and valuations – and how you can navigate these concerns and best utilise a small allocation.

Q2 North American results – could the high rate environment be over soon?
  • Friday, Aug 02, 2024

AIG, Markel, Hanover Insurance and more release their Q2 and H1 results with various level of investment returns – so what can we make of the numbers?

Q2 results sees “record” investment returns
  • Wednesday, Jul 24, 2024

US majors, Chubb and W.R. Berkley, latest insurers to reveal Q2 / H1 2024 investment results.

First Q2 investment results roll in – Travelers announce positive returns
  • Monday, Jul 22, 2024

Travelers, the perpetual first announcer for major US insurers, said its Q2 results meant a better H1 despite natural catastrophe losses.

European markets see outlook revisions trending upward as interest rates fall
  • Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024

Ratings agencies make segment revisions, partly due to investment returns providing a life, amidst the start of interest rate cuts and speculation that more will come.

Global reinsurance market rated ‘positive’
  • Thursday, Jun 13, 2024

AM Best has revised its market segment outlook for the global reinsurance segment from 'stable' to 'positive'.

Will UK follow the ECB lead and cut interest rates?
  • Tuesday, Jun 11, 2024

Bank of England's next decision due in August - will it follow the ECB and Bank of Canada’s lead on interest rates?