Investment Officers
European Insurers Urge Regulators to Avoid Banning Dividends Due to COVID-19
Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The ...
Mortgage Default Risk Set to Rise With Hurricane Risk
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be among the worst. And that has Maryland Smith's Clifford Rossi taking a close look at the potential financial risks. Rossi, professor of the ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
Industry At Risk: Life Insurers Place $158B Bets on CLOs
They've been billed as a solution to the rock-bottom interest rates weighing down the returns of America's asset managers. Collateralized loan obligations—which package and sell leveraged loans ...
Pandemic Shifts Insurer Interest Toward Safer Warehouse Investments
Global insurers want to increase investments in commercial warehouses as their stakes in office space become riskier because of employees working remotely during the novel coronavirus pandemic, ...
Insurers Generally Happy About Their Asset Managers During COVID-19 Crisis: Survey
Most insurers feel good about how their asset managers are navigating the ongoing financial crisis created by COVID-19, State Street Corp. has determined in a new survey. Approximately 78 percent of ...
Insurers Distance Themselves From Controversial Australian Coal Mine Amid Global Backlash
Global insurance companies linked to Adani's Carmichael coal mine in Australia are distancing themselves from the controversial development, as pressure mounts on financial institutions to cut their ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway Exits Remaining Travelers Stake, Slashes Goldman Sachs Investment
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it has sold much of its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, despite the billionaire's assurance that the banking sector was not a "primary worry" ...
InsurTech CEO COVID Survival Guide: ‘Work for the Best; Plan for the Worst’
The challenge of delivering operating profits for investors while anticipated revenues tumble from COVID-19 lockdowns is as real for InsurTechs as it is for mature companies, the chief executive of ...