Research
Insurers Plan to Increase Alts Allocations
Carriers have an optimistic outlook but are also signaling caution by reducing risk, according to Conning.
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Newsmakers
Conning CIO: Insurance Investors Should Be Patient Amid Market Volatility
Cindy Beaulieu emphasizes the quality of U.S. assets and advises insurers to stay true to their strategies.
Alternatives
Insurers Continue to Seek Greater Private Markets Exposure
According to Conning’s annual insurance investment risk survey, insurance investors are far less concerned about inflation than in recent years and are piling into private assets.
Global Geopolitical Realignment Has Long-Term Investing Implications
Investors are seeking safe havens and new geographic opportunities as the world becomes more fractured.
Market Moves
Stocks Surge on Trump Re-Election
GOP victories in the White House and the Senate open the door for tax cuts, deregulation and harsher trade policies.
Asset Allocation
How Will Increase in Natural Disasters Affect Insurance, Infrastructure Investors?
While those in insurance may seek more liquidity to defend against events like Hurricane Milton, many in infrastructure believe there must be better ways to anticipate such dangers.
Asset Allocation
Taking Wing: Renewable Aviation Fuel Could Have a Strong Investment Future
Chevron and smaller companies bet that animal fats, trash and sugar, among other offbeat things, will power airplanes.
Risk
US Insurers to Embrace Investment Risk, Seek Variety of Fixed, Private, Alternative Investments
American insurers are willing to embrace risk in order to combat perceived market volatility in 2024, according to Conning.
Corporate Moves
Conning Acquired by Italian Insurer Generali
The U.S. asset manager, which focuses on insurance, will keep CEO Woody Bradford.
Asset Allocation
Re-Mixing Asset Allocation: Insurers Decrease Bonds, Then Do a Partial Reversal
The industry also is expanding its exposure to stocks and alts, amid rising rates.
Asset Allocation
Insurers Tap Money Managers for Opportunities in Real Estate, Private Credit Markets
A recent surge in home construction has insurers eyeing investment opportunities in the single-family and multi-family residential sectors.
Newsmakers
States Improved Their Economies in 2021, a Plus for Public Pension Plans
Florida ranks at the top of the economic heap, Louisiana at the bottom, says Conning survey.
Alternatives
Our Expert Panel Will Explore Investing in Alts on Tuesday
FedEx’s Jeff Lewis, Conning’s Richard Sega, and CAIA’s John Bowman will cover the popular asset class in next week’s CIO webinar.
Lower Interest Rates Will Shrink Pension Funding Status, Goldman Warns
A study projects that funding will drop to 86% in August, off from 91% four months before.
Research
The 5 Best and 5 Worst States, Financially Speaking
Job growth, debt, and general economic sluggishness weigh on the laggards, Conning says.