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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UK budget 2024 – will investment be centre stage?
  • Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024

Rachel Reeves, UK finance minister, delivers her first budget that promised a national investment showcase.

Q3 2024 investment results – the end of ‘higher for longer’?
  • Thursday, Oct 24, 2024

Amid falling interest rates and hurricane costs, what are North American insurers seeing in their Q3 results?

Travelers reports Q3 results - what will interest rate cuts mean for returns?
  • Thursday, Oct 17, 2024

The US carrier says strong fixed income returns lead to an excellent quarter but what changes interest rate cuts will have remains uncertain.

What are the long-term expectations for returns and allocation models?
  • Monday, Oct 07, 2024

What is the industry doing to shift from a barbell approach - and how is it sourcing returns in a higher-for-longer environment?

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates after long wait
  • Thursday, Sep 19, 2024

Industry reaction is swift but what will the changes mean to returns on insurers’ investment portfolios?

Global reinsurance market rated as ‘neutral’
  • Monday, Sep 09, 2024

Fitch Ratings said the global reinsurance market seeing stabilising investment yields.

Lloyd's H1 results show healthy investment profile
  • Thursday, Sep 05, 2024

Lloyd’s reveals investment returns for H1 with a rise year-on-year.

Fixed income returns fall for Big Four Euro reinsurers
  • Monday, Sep 02, 2024

New report from Fitch Ratings highlighted strong investment returns for Europe’s big four reinsurers but not without caveats.

IFRS 17 adding complexity to finances for reinsurers
  • Thursday, Aug 29, 2024

New report highlights IFRS 17 changes to reinsurers’ balance sheets and what it could mean for their financial workings – including for investment teams.

Ping An H1 results: We must monitor interest rates going forward
  • Monday, Aug 26, 2024

China’s largest insurer, Ping An, says country’s economic recovery post-Covid-19 helps investment returns increase.

Swiss Re: Interest rates pushing up H1 investment income
  • Thursday, Aug 22, 2024

Industry giant revealed H1 2024 profits amid questions over how much longer central banks will maintain elevated interest rates.