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
Investment strength set to continue in 2024 in French insurance sector, as other volatility will ease.
Ricky Varaden from Legal & General Capital, and Angel Kansagra from Lloyd’s, discuss what portfolio management needs in order to be effective in today’s market and where opportunity lies.
Investors could see increase in business investment of £20 billion a year as Jeremy Hunt announces changes to business tax in Autumn Statement.
Swiss Re Sigma report says better investment is proving more profitable for the industry but market issues remain.
Aviva, which was at centre of rumours about a takeover bid, posts 13% rise in premiums for Q3 2023.
Some of Europe’s biggest re/insurers have released their Q3 results, revealing that NAT CATs hammered underwriting but investment returns were bullish.
Fixed income returns bounced back for some US insurers in Q3 results, but market confidence still down compared to pre-inflation event levels.
The usual early announcers have begun releasing Q3 results, revealing a continuation of NAT CAT underwriting losses and fixed income issues for investment returns.
New paper shows profits dipped in 2022 for many of the top 30 insurers, with investment returns diverging from underwriting profits.
Thomas Hoenig, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, explores what investors need to consider.
Despite limited volatility resulting from global economic shocks, Indonesia still rated as negative in insurance outlook.
