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The Conning Commentary: Insurance Industry Outlook for 2021

01/14/2021

The Conning Commentary  for January 2021 provides an outlook for the insurance industry in the year ahead from the staff of our Insurance Research team.


Pension Funded Status Tracker November 2020

12/14/2020

Over November 2020, the average corporate defined benefit pension plan’s funded status improved by 3%, from 83% to 86% funded. Both asset portfolios and liabilities saw an increase in value.


Conning and PRI's Commitment to ESG Investing for Insurers

12/08/2020

Matt Daly, Head of & Corporate and Municipal Teams, and Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) outline the ESG investing issues facing U.S. insurers and how Conning and PRI are addressing their needs.


Election 2020: Impact on the Insurance Industry

11/19/2020

The Conning Commentary special edition examines how the 2020 elections may impact capital markets and the insurance industry. 


Pension Funded Status Tracker October 2020

11/17/2020

The funded status of the average U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plan remained flat at 83% funded, for the month of October 2020. The asset portfolio decreased in value while liabilities also decreased in value.


2020: What Are the Takeaways for Insurance CROs?

11/05/2020

Was the market crash a temporary blip … or a dodged bullet? In this new white paper, Conning’s Dan Finn discusses the possible lessons to be learned for risk professionals from the events and market data of 2020.


Rethinking Investment Strategy to Combat "Lower for Longer"

10/28/2020

Matthew Reilly, a Managing Director in Institutional Solutions, examines strategies and tools that might help insurers combat the continuing decline in yields from traditional fixed-income strategies. 


ESG: AI Makes Us Smarter

10/28/2020

Ole Jorgensen, Director of Research for Global Evolution, discusses how artificial intelligence – AI – may help asset managers integrate ESG factors into the investment process in this video for the Insurance Asset Management Association of China.


Conning ConnText Podcast: Quarterly Investment Outlook

10/20/2020

In his Conning ConnText podcast for the fourth quarter, Rich Sega, Global Chief Investment Strategist, offers his views on how markets may react once voters have their say in November. He is joined by Karel Citroen, Head of Conning’s Municipal Credit Research team, who discusses how COVID-19, state credit quality and the elections may affect various states.


Pension Funded Status Tracker September 2020

10/20/2020

The funded status of the average U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plan deteriorated 2% to 83% in September. The asset portfolio decreased in value as US equities led the decline while liabilities remained flat.