Future Allocations of Long Tail Insurers Insurance Research by Frontier Advisors into 11 Australian government insurance schemes shows the trend to diversify into unlisted and alternative assets is likely to continue Read More
Resolution Life Australasia Builds Multi-manager Model Asset Allocation & Strategy, Chief Investment Officers, Insurance Resolution Life’s CIO for Australasia has been given the task to build an investment function and move away from a single manager model. We speak to John Lucey about the process Read More
Asian Insurers See Net Zero Obstacles ESG, Insurance Insurance companies often face several obstacles in implementing net zero emission targets in their investment portfolios. We talk to abrdn’s Xiong Jian about what these are and why they are different from the net zero issues that other institutional investors grapple with. Read More
Don’t Give Up on ALM: McKinsey Insurance Although it is increasingly complex for insurance companies to match their liabilities, we shouldn’t give up on asset/liability matching just yet, McKinsey says. Read More
Liability-matching Increasingly Difficult Insurance Insurers are facing increasing difficulties in running liability-matched investment strategies, according to Frontier. In the current low yield environment, insurers are better off to look for further diversification, including in unlisted assets. Read More
APRA questions Insurers’ Risk Management Insurance, Risk and Regulation Prudential regulator APRA has questioned the robustness of insurers’ risk management frameworks, following unexpected business interruption claims stemming from the coronavirus pandemic Read More
Allianz Australia’s Diversification Journey Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Insurance Allianz Australia has been on a diversification journey over the last three years. In this interview, we speak with CIO Anthony Michael about the challenges an insurance company faces in achieving better diversification. Read More
ACC Names Head of DAA Asset Owners, Insurance New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has appointed David Iverson as Head of Dynamic Asset Allocation for its NZ$46 billion portfolio. Read More
Insurance in Abu Dhabi – Dealing with Restrictions Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Insurance Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company speaks with [i3] Insights about investing under new regulations. Read More
