Alternative Paths: Alt Assets May Offer Insurers Greater Yields, Returns and Risk Management
08/20/2021
Rich Sega, Global Chief Investment Strategist, provides a primer for insurers that are considering an allocation to alternative assets.
Equities Watch: Views on Value Stocks, Dividends and Tax Policy
07/27/2021
Don Townswick, Director of Equity Strategies, discusses the outlook for value stocks including the dividend-paying equities at the center of Conning’s high-dividend equity (HDE) strategy.
Pension Funded Status Tracker June 2021
07/20/2021
The funded status of the average U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plan from 95.9% to 95.3% funded over June 2021.
Seizing the Moment: Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Environment
07/02/2021
Matthew Reilly, a managing director in the Institutional Solutions group, and Cindy Beaulieu, Chair of Conning’s Investment Policy Committee, discuss ways to broaden the insurance investment portfolio toolset for property & casualty insurers. They explain how markets are evolving and where greater opportunities may lie in the webinar "Seizing the Moment: Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Environment."
Transition Risk: Portfolio Considerations Amid Increasing Carbon-Emission Controls and Climate-Related Regulations
06/28/2021
Matt Daly, Head of Corporate and Municipal Teams, and Denzil De Bie, Head of Credit Research – Europe, examine transition risk, i.e., the investment risks - and opportunities – that may arise in response to how efforts to reduce carbon emissions may affect market conditions.
Crypto Comes Into Focus
06/18/2021
Scott Hawkins and Alan Walters from Insurance Research examine how insurers are wading into digital currencies and offer insights on potential business uses of electronic money.
FHLB for Insurers: A Source of Incremental Income in a Time of Lower Yields
06/07/2021
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) could be a valuable resource for insurers as its borrowing programs may help enhance profitability, balance-sheet strength and financial stability.
Pension Risk Transfer Market Heats Up
05/27/2021
Scott Hawkins and Sean Kurian discuss the forces driving the momentum in pension risk transfers in this Pension Insights paper.
Conning's 2021 State of the States Report
05/18/2021
Conning’s State of the States report is an annual ranking of each of the 50 U.S. states by credit quality assembled by our municipal bond analysts.