From Reserve to Resource: The Potential of Negative IMR for Strengthening Life Insurer Portfolios
12/05/2024
Conning reviews the temporary change in accounting rules that may help life insurers take advantage of currently higher market yields and help them build greater long-term value.
Private Placements: Aiming for Greater Yields, Downside Protection and Customized Cash Flows
09/24/2024
Cindy Beaulieu, Conning’s North American CIO, and John Petchler and Sam Otchere from Conning’s Private Placements team review insurers’ opportunities in private placements.
Connecticut's 2024 Insurance Capital Insights
09/19/2024
The 2024 Connecticut: Insurance Capital Insights (Insights) report marks Conning’s inaugural review of Connecticut’s insurance industry and its pivotal role within the global insurance landscape.
Commercial Real Estate: Opportunities for Insurers in Multifamily, Industrials and the Suburbs
09/13/2024
Steve Quazzo, CEO of Conning affiliate Pearlmark Real Estate, L.L.C., discusses opportunities in the commercial real estate market for insurers.
Conning’s Strategic Asset Allocation Approach for Life / Annuity Insurers: Empowering Financial Decision-Making for Executives
09/02/2024
Conning explains our holistic approach in developing customized strategic asset allocations for each life-annuity insurer, creating an investment strategy that complements each client’s overall business.
Conning’s Strategic Asset Allocation for P&C Insurers: Empowering Financial Decision-Making for Executives
09/02/2024
Conning explains our holistic approach in developing customized strategic asset allocations for each property-casualty insurer, creating an investment strategy that complements each client’s overall business.
Unlocking Performance: The Rise of Third-Party Managers in Insurer Portfolios
08/21/2024
Insurance Solutions’ Matt Reilly and Lauren Forando document the dynamics of the outsourcing market, noting that, beyond competitive return streams, insurers want managers to provide customized strategies and unique capital-efficient structures and become true business partners.
Geopolitical Risk - Analyzing the Age of Uncertainty
06/25/2024
Geopolitical risk has regained prominence since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but few are familiar with the data and tools available to investigate its effects from a quantitative basis.
Investment Grade CLO Tranches for Insurers: A Relativist’s Guide
06/12/2024
In this Viewpoint co-authored with affiliate Octagon Credit Investors, Conning discusses the opportunities for insurers in floating-rate debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, particularly tranches with investment grade ratings.
06/04/2024
Conning’s 2024 State of the States report features a highly interactive format that allows you to dive into the data that drives our annual evaluation of the credit quality of all 50 U.S. states.