U.S. MGA Market Grows Swiftly - Exceeds $102 billion in Premium in 2023

07/11/2024

The Conning study, “Managing General Agents: Ahead of the Pack” details MGA marketplace dynamics, trends, participants, and outlook. It includes analysis of the growing fronting market and findings from Conning’s 2023 proprietary survey of MGA executives and insurers.


Cindy Beaulieu Discusses Institutional Investor Portfolios with Nasdaq TradeTalks

07/03/2024

Cindy Beaulieu, Conning’s CIO for North America, discussed how institutional investors’ portfolios are evolving around private markets with Nasdaq TradeTalks


Karel Citroen Discusses 2024 State of the States Report on Insure TV

06/20/2024

Karel Citroen, Head of Municipal Research, discusses Conning’s latest State of the States report in an interview with Insure TV.


Conning wins LDTI Solution of the Year award in the 2024 InsuranceERM Annual Awards – Americas

06/17/2024

Conning is pleased to announce that it has won “LDTI Solution of the Year” in the 2024 InsuranceERM Annual Awards – Americas.


Conning Named "Insurance Asset Manager of the Year" by InsuranceERM for 2024

06/12/2024

Conning was named “Insurance Asset Manager of the Year” for the fourth time in five years by InsuranceERM in its 2024 Americas Awards program


Conning Releases 2024 State of the States Municipal Credit Report, Outlook Shifts to “Stable” in Anticipation of Return to Pre-Pandemic Fiscal Conditions

06/04/2024

Conning’s 2024 State of the States report reinstates our “stable” outlook to the credit quality of all 50 states. Our highly interactive format offers a close look at the 13 metrics shaping our analysis as well as a downloadable pdf of the report.


Woody Bradford Featured on AM Best

04/26/2024

Conning CEO and Chair of the Board Woody Bradford discusses a number of topics with AM Best including the current business environment and the recent Generali acquisition.


Conning ConnText Podcast: Concerns Grow About Economic Conditions for Remainder of 2024 as Inflation Lingers, Rates Remain Elevated, Job Growth Continues 

04/23/2024

In the Conning ConnText podcast for the second quarter, Rich Sega, Global Chief Investment Strategist, discusses the increasingly challenging market conditions for 2024 and reviews structured and esoteric ABS strategies with Mike Nowakowski, Conning’s Head of Structured Products.


Generali: a new organizational structure for an integrated insurance and asset management group

04/18/2024

Generali shared several important updates related to the Generali Investments Holding (GIH) business, including the announcement that Woody Bradford has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of GIH and member of the board of GIH, effective June 1, 2024. He will also maintain his current role of CEO & Chair of the Board of Conning Holdings Limited.


Conning’s Corporate Pension Annual Review: 2023 – A Year of Continued De-Risking

04/17/2024

Conning’s Annual Corporate Pension Review analyzes the financial health of the U.S. corporate defined benefit industry through the analysis of 492 U.S. corporate DB (defined benefit) plans that provided data from the end of 2019 to the end of 2023.