Asset Management
Asset Management
AM Best: Growth in Insurers’ Private Equity Investments Slowed Significantly in 2022
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
Asset Management
Hedge Fund Investing Continues To Fall Out of Favor With Insurers
Strategy that often includes loss of investment control, high capital charges never quite fit in an industry where liquidity reigns.
Date: September 2023
Best’s Rankings
US Rating Units – Largest Hedge Fund Investors – 2023 Edition
Ranked by 2021 hedge-fund investments’ book-adjusted carrying values.
Date: September 2023
Critical Issues in Asset Management
Expert Panel: Critical Issues in Insurance Asset Management
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
Critical Issues in Insurance Asset Management
Critical Issues in Insurance Asset Management
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
Asset Class Update
Insurance Asset Class Update
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
Rate Volatility
Insurance Asset Management in the Age of Rate Volatility
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
Alternative Investments
Reimagining Alternative Investments
As the financial landscape continues to change, insurers are learning more about options to traditional asset classes.
Date: June 2023
At Large
Predictability and Potential: Knowledge Framework for the Future
Classifying predictions into tiers, based on degree of certainty, can help insurance companies plan more efficiently.
Date: March 2023
Risk Adviser
Asset Allocation Expected To Be More Important Than Ever
For those who would like to shore up some of the risks, reinsurance may be particularly valuable now.
Date: March 2023
Asset Management
Post-Pandemic Commercial Real Estate Investments Shift
Changes in the way people work and shop have prompted insurers to choose multifamily housing and industrial properties over the traditional asset classes of retail and office space.
Date: March 2023
What AM Best Says
AM Best: Uncertain Markets a Challenge for Structured Securities
Insurers are considering rising interest rates and inflationary pressures when setting investment strategies.
Date: March 2023
Industry Updates
Bank of England Governor Warns of Repeat Insurer Collapse as Regulations Ease
Gov. Andrew Bailey recalled Equitable Life Assurance Co.’s undoing 20 years ago under similar circumstances.
Date: March 2023
Insurance Marketing
Internal Branding Plays an Important Role in Successful Marketing
Listening to employees helps keep corporate messaging current and accurate, the chief marketing officer for Fortegra said.
Date: February 2023
Best's Rankings
World’s Largest Insurers — 2023 Edition: US Health Insurers Top List Based on Net Premiums Written
UnitedHealth maintained its No. 1 ranking based on 2021 net premiums written. Allianz SE kept its top spot based on 2021 net nonbanking assets.
Date: February 2023
Directors and Officers Insurance
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Complicate the D&O Market
Due to the unique nature of SPACs, after a target merger most, if not all, of these companies are investigated by several law firms looking for a potential breach of fiduciary duties.
Date: February 2023