Belgian & Dutch Insurers’ Investments Should be Resilient to Credit Risks
Belgian and Dutch insurers’ conservative investment portfolios should be resilient to rising credit risks amid weakening economic conditions and tightening monetary policy
Belgian and Dutch insurers’ conservative investment portfolios should be resilient to rising credit risks amid weakening economic conditions and tightening monetary policy
Insurers’ investments to the failed banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate and Signature Bank) are modest. Fitch-rated insurance entities’ direct investment exposure
The value of global private equity deals with sovereign wealth fund investment fell by nearly half. Transactions with sovereign wealth fund investment totaled $39 billion
The global economy is in a precarious position. The war in Ukraine has superseded COVID-19 as the dominant economic driver, even as China continues to grapple
The second quarter saw a stable overall level of investment in Web 3.0, Blockchain & Crypto Startups, but many signs pointed to a decrease in venture capital
As tighter VC funding cycles and recessionary pressures are being felt across the broader economy, we can expect insurtechs to face even more scrutiny
2023 was a truly global year for InsurTech investing with 1,528 international investors participating in 521 deals, raising a total of almost $8 billion
The volume and value of global private equity and venture capital entries got off to something of a weak start
Worries about capital and adverse variable investment income are expected to be the focal points of discussion as life insurers report
Big-ticket M&A activity is off to a slow start in 2023 as the regulatory environment makes executing large deals more challengin
According to Global InsurTech Report, 2024 began with a lot of uncertainty, with a number of macro factors impacting venture capital & InsurTech
Investment in the insurtech space increased by 8.3% from the opening quarter of the year to $2.41 billion
Insurance companies continued to follow a years-long trend by increasing their structured securities investments, with 3% growth year over year to $1.14 trillion
The world’s fastest years of economic growth are likely already behind it — expansion is slowing as population growth weakens, according to Goldman Sachs Research
European venture valuations landed higher than expected in Q3 2022 despite the current environment applying increasing pressure on startup price tags
When we consider the metaverse not as an unprecedented revolution but instead as an evolution of the web, we can hypothesize that companies’ present web strategies
Investment strategy aims to minimize risks while maximizing potential returns. However, remember that short-term losses are possible when investing
Insurers have frequently taken a piecemeal approach to technology modernization, transforming system by system, function by function, and app by app
Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market sell-off, especially those that went public in 2021
Big funding rounds in InsurTech Sector seemed to slow down, as only one U.S.-based startup saw a round of more than a $250 mn
A resilient portfolio construction, liquidity management, and integrated technology are becoming the focus of global insurers as they work on innovating investment approaches
Central banks to live with inflation, but only after stalling growth. The Great Moderation, from the mid-1980s until 2019 before pandemic struck, was a remarkable period
Catastrophe and green bonds in the private sector have become the most prominent innovations in the field of sustainable finance in the last 15 years
Investing in equities isn’t just a matter of deciding which shares or funds to buy and which markets to buy them in. Investors, professional or otherwise
Typically, experts recommend a well-diversified investment portfolio that bundles safe and risky securities together
Investing can provide you with another source of income, fund your retirement or even get you out of a financial jam. Above all, investing grows your wealth
The past few years have seen a fundamental shift in focus within Private Equity (PE) when it comes to ESG strategy and implementation
Advanced economy central banks are finally closing the door on the ultra-low interest rate policies in place since the global financial crisis