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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Regulator’s view: Insolvency is always the number one concern
  • Monday, Jun 19, 2023

Scott Kipper, Commissioner, Nevada Division of Insurance, talks insolvency concerns and maintaining relationships with insurers.

How Strategic Asset Allocation can improve solvency
  • Monday, May 15, 2023

Mark Saunders, Director of Risk Solutions, Conning, explains Strategic Asset Allocation, why it’s essential, and the future of the tool for insurers.

Investments could provide results boon for smaller insurers
  • Friday, May 12, 2023

Smaller market players reported worse results than their larger counterparts for Q1 2023 earnings, but saw strong investment income.

US insurers see profitable Q1
  • Thursday, May 11, 2023

Large US insurers returned to profitability in Q1 2023 after recent losses, with an optimistic view of the US economy.

CEO view: How to enhance capital efficiency
  • Monday, May 01, 2023

Mary O’Connor, CEO, Howden CAP, shares her views on capital efficiency trends for investors at insurance companies – and how key issues can be mitigated.

M&A activity resurgent for insurers
  • Thursday, Apr 20, 2023

Re/insurance space ramps up M&A activity as new trends emerge after the pandemic.

The role of alternatives in fixed income strategies
  • Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023

Gary Aiken, Chief Investment Officer, Concord Asset management, explains where alternatives fit into fixed income strategies for 2023.

Bank of England warns of higher bankruptcies from Solvency II changes
  • Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023

The UK government’s much lauded policy of loosening capital requirements for insurers could see more bankruptcies, say experts.

Powell: US Interest rate likely to increase
  • Thursday, Mar 09, 2023

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, spooked markets with indication of keeping interest rates high or increasing them further to battle inflation.

2022 investment results down for German, Swiss re/insurers
  • Wednesday, Mar 08, 2023

Q4 and 2022 investment results out from Allianz, Munich Re, Hannover Re, Swiss Re, and Zurich Insurance Group.

CIO view: The fixed income market in 2023
  • Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023

Aaron Diefenthaler, Chief Investment Officer, RLI Company, discusses the challenges of being a fixed income manager in 2023.