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Conning Industry Outlook Helps Ready Insurers for 2020 Business, Investment Challenges
02/20/2020
Conning has produced an industry outlook webinar analyzing challenges that U.S. insurers face in 2020, both in their business and in managing their investment portfolios. The outlook highlights that, while the environment for property-casualty insurers is relatively more favorable than the one for life-annuity companies, both face many challenges as competition remains intense.
The Conning Focus Series
02/06/2020
Conning is pleased to introduce its inaugural Focus Series, a new digital product designed to get to the core of an issue or trend quickly. The Focus Series delivers valuable content into clear digestible insights and streamlined supporting details. Conning will issue several Focus Series throughout the year, including multiple volumes within the same sector.
The E&S Market in the U.S. is Booming, But For How Much Longer?
01/27/2020
The current growth spurt in the U.S. E&S market began in 2018, gained steam in 2019, and is poised to continue in 2020, according to a new study by Conning.
Chasing Yield Through BBBs is Hiking Insurer Credit Risk
01/23/2020
Conning’s Mary Pat Campbell and Cynthia Beaulieu discuss insurance asset-allocation trends, the concerns of rising exposure to riskier bonds, and how portfolio diversification can help improve income and reduce risk.
Conning: Life Insurance Sector Catching Up in Terms of Innovation
11/07/2019
Both internal and external pressures are weighing on the life insurance sector to drive innovation and technology adoption. Recent flat sales, a need to generate returns on capital and external pressures such as regulations, customer behaviors, and market dynamics, have forced life insurers to innovate, according to a new study by Conning.
Stronger Life Settlement Growth Forecast Over Next Decade
10/15/2019
The 2018 life settlements market continues to build on growth from previous years: according to a new Conning study, annual volumes increased for the third consecutive year, providing a foundation for stronger growth ahead.
U.S. Cyber Insurance Market is Growing, but Can the Industry Solutions Keep Up with the Threat?
09/04/2019
Insurers continue to refine and evolve the underwriting and products for cyber threats, along with incubating an ecosystem of services. The cyber threat, however, is evolving at a rapid pace, enhanced by the explosive growth in technology advancements, according to a new study by Conning.
Insurance M&A Slows in 1H 2019 Following a Busy 1H 2018
08/26/2019
Leading global investment management firm Conning has issued an Insurance Insight from its Insurance Research group reviewing merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among insurers during the first six months of 2019.
Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Insurers May Find Value, Not Price, is Best Medicine
08/23/2019
After several years of soft pricing and low but steadily increasing losses, MPL insurers must find new growth strategies as market evolves.
Esoteric ABS Offering a Clear Opportunity in Uncertain Times
08/13/2019
The asset-backed securities (ABS) subset known as “esoteric ABS” may sound complex but it is often backed by collateral that is easy to understand, such as commercial aircraft, railcars and shipping containers. Learning more about esoteric ABS may be rewarding: a number of esoteric ABS are currently offering yields at a premium to traditional ABS and other assets of similar quality and duration.