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Dividend Equity Strategies: Managing Higher Volatility, Rising Interest Rates and Inflation

06/22/2022

Donald Townswick, Director of Equity Strategies, explains how dividend-paying equity strategies may be a more appropriate equity solution for insurance portfolios.


CLOs: Helping Insurers Manage Duration Risk Amid Rising Interest Rates

06/01/2022

Paul Norris, Head of Structured Products at Conning, and Gretchen Lam, a senior portfolio manager at affiliate Octagon Credit Investors, explain the current opportunities in CLO securities for insurers.  


State of the States 2022

05/19/2022


Rising Inflation: What’s the MPL Industry to Do?

05/16/2022

Bill Burns and Lauryn Kothavale of Conning’s Insurance Research team examine the potential impact of inflation on the MPL industry. 


Survey: U.S. Insurers Rapidly Adding ESG Factors to Investment Practices

04/06/2022

U.S. insurance companies appear to be rapidly incorporating ESG factors into their investment strategies, according to a recent survey of U.S. insurance decision makers sponsored by Conning.


ESG Trends: Latest Insights from Conning’s Survey of U.S. Insurers

03/30/2022

In this webinar, Terence Martin, a director in Insurance Research, and Matt Daly, head of Corporate and Municipal Teams, discuss the growing impact of ESG on operations and the current evolution in investment practices.


Inflation for P&C Insurers: Managing Risks to Both Sides of the Balance Sheet

03/14/2022

Matt Reilly and Yazeed Abu-Sa’a from the Institutional Solutions team offer insights to help P&C insurers prepare to manage the impact of inflation. This is the first in the “Risk Matters” series focusing on helping insurers understand current investment risks and how modelling can help develop holistic enterprise solutions.


Esoteric ABS Q&A: Potential Relative Value During Market Disruptions

02/28/2022

Paul Norris, Head of Structured Products, discusses why current market conditions may be supportive of esoteric ABS.


Survey: U.S. Insurers Rapidly Adding ESG Factors to Investment Practices

01/19/2022

U.S. insurance companies appear to be rapidly incorporating ESG factors into their investment strategies, according to a recent survey of U.S. insurance decision makers sponsored by Conning. 


Private Placements Interest Grows; Conning Managing New NAIC Requirement for Clients

01/14/2022

Conning will manage a new NAIC filing requirement for clients regarding private letter ratings they receive for new private placement purchases in 2022 and beyond.