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Analysis
Jack Meskunas of Oppenheimer & Co takes a look at how recent economic developments have impacted the bond market, an area that affects many captives.
Accounting & tax analysis
Matthew Queen of Sherbrooke Captive Insurance makes the case that much of the IRS insurance test is flawed and needs to be rethought.
Accounting & tax analysis
Michelle Bradley and Enoch Starnes of SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group take a look at the impact of inflation on captives.
Analysis
Stock and bond markets have been brutal this year. Carl Terzer of CapVisor Associates examines why and what it means for captive insurance company portfolios.
Asset management analysis
Products and services that can be legally bought and profitably sold will be, no matter how much someone disapproves of them, says Greg Lang of the Reinsurance and Insurance Network.
Asset management analysis
Market conditions have been extremely unusual in 2021, with stock prices climbing at the same time as bond yields fell. A number of very specific factors have caused this uncoupling, as the Fed bets on growth trumping inflation, says Jack Meskunas of Oppenheimer & Co.
Asset management analysis
Oppenheimer’s Jack Meskunas examines the history of Bear and Bull markets in the US and explains why, over the long term, it has historically paid to be bullish as an investor.
Asset management analysis
The most interesting, and potentially threatening, changes to the investment market outlook for insurance companies have to do with asset class behaviour. This will have important implications for captive insurance strategic asset allocation, says Carl Terzer of CapVisor Associates.
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7 May 2021 The Arlington County Employees’ Retirement System (ACERS) has appointed Susie Ardeshir as executive director and chief investment officer.
26 October 2020 The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is considering introducing a lower risk weighting for green investments held by life insurers on the island.
15 September 2020 Captives and other insurance companies should take a global view when looking for investment opportunities, and not be limited to investing in Europe and the US.
3 September 2020 Alan Quilter, Randall & Quilter’s chief executive, has sold his interest in 250,000 ordinary shares in the company.
11 March 2020 On March 9 equity markets suffered some of their worst days of trading since 2008, leaving captives with large equity positions in their investment portfolios facing the prospect of heavy losses.
27 September 2018 The University of California's (UC) investment assets under management - including its captive insurers Fiat Lux and UC Health RRG - grew substantially in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, with the captive assets reaching almost $1 billion.
17 September 2018 Aon Risk Solutions has launched a capital advisory unit designed to assist re/insurers, Lloyd's syndicates and captive insurance companies with their capital optimisation.
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