Today’s model incorporates different variations of ownership in the life and annuity market while private-equity firms seek consistent cash flows from the sector, according to AM Best analysts.
Date: March 2024
The business of insurance presents special concerns, because of the inverted cycle, in which revenues are received well before claims are incurred and must be paid.
Date: January 2024
Insurers responded to economic uncertainty and higher interest rates by slowing private equity investments in 2022 and scaling back on commitments for additional capital.
Date: December 2023
Strategy that often includes loss of investment control, high capital charges never quite fit in an industry where liquidity reigns.
Date: September 2023
Ranked by 2021 hedge-fund investments’ book-adjusted carrying values.
Date: September 2023
Insurance investors are finding opportunities that harken back to “the good old days,” when investment-grade fixed income was all the rage.
Date: July 2023
Insurance and investment experts examine and discuss where insurers are directing their investments, how changing interest rates and volatility are affecting decisions and what role alternative investments play in this evolving environment.
Date: June 2023
Investment and insurance professionals in an AM Best TV-Best’s Review cross-media presentation reviewed investment categories and how insurers’ strategies are changing.
Date: June 2023
Industry experts discuss the effects of rising interest rates, their impact on annuities and investment products, and how investment strategies are changing.
Date: June 2023
As the financial landscape continues to change, insurers are learning more about options to traditional asset classes.
Date: June 2023