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
What is the industry doing to shift from a barbell approach - and how is it sourcing returns in a higher-for-longer environment?
Industry reaction is swift but what will the changes mean to returns on insurers’ investment portfolios?
Fitch Ratings said the global reinsurance market seeing stabilising investment yields.
Lloyd’s reveals investment returns for H1 with a rise year-on-year.
New report from Fitch Ratings highlighted strong investment returns for Europe’s big four reinsurers but not without caveats.
New report highlights IFRS 17 changes to reinsurers’ balance sheets and what it could mean for their financial workings – including for investment teams.
China’s largest insurer, Ping An, says country’s economic recovery post-Covid-19 helps investment returns increase.
Industry giant revealed H1 2024 profits amid questions over how much longer central banks will maintain elevated interest rates.
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.
A new report said there was a sharp drop in UK insurance industry M&A activity in H1.
Mix of insurers revealed positive numbers but not without complications from inflation and interest rates.
