Global Pension Fund M&A Activity
Global pension fund involvement in M&A and fundraising activity was strong in the 2023. Pension fund sponsors invested in 24 disclosed transactions
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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
US Insurers’ Investments to the Failed Banks are Modest
Insurers’ investments to the failed banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate and Signature Bank) are modest. Fitch-rated insurance entities’ direct investment exposure
Value of Global Private Equity Deals with Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment
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
Global Economy & New Drivers of Re/Insurance Sector Growth
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 The war in Ukraine has superseded COVID-19 as the dominant economic driver, even as China continues to grapple
Venture Capital Investment in Web 3.0, Blockchain & Crypto Startups
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
InsurTech Startups Will Recalibrate Strategy. New Trends for Growth
As tighter VC funding cycles and recessionary pressures are being felt across the broader economy, we can expect insurtechs to face even more scrutiny
Global InsurTech Investment Trends. Top 20 InsurTech Investors
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
Global Private Equity & Venture Capital: Volume & Value
The volume and value of global private equity and venture capital entries got off to something of a weak start
Capital & Investment Income Are Key Points for US Life Insurers
Worries about capital and adverse variable investment income are expected to be the focal points of discussion as life insurers report
Global M&A Activity Will Slow
Big-ticket M&A activity is off to a slow start in 2023 as the regulatory environment makes executing large deals more challengin
Global InsurTech Data Highlights: VC Investments, Deal Size & Funding
According to Global InsurTech Report, 2024 began with a lot of uncertainty, with a number of macro factors impacting venture capital & InsurTech
InsurTech Sector Overview: Global Investment Recovers
Investment in the insurtech space increased by 8.3% from the opening quarter of the year to $2.41 billion
Global Insurer’s Structured Securities Investments Outlook
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
World’s Largest Economies. Global World Economy: Goldman Sachs Outlook 2075
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
5 Key Trends of European Venture Capital Valuations
European venture valuations landed higher than expected in Q3 2022 despite the current environment applying increasing pressure on startup price tags
Biggest World’s Unicorn Startups by Valuation & Venture Capital Raised
More than 580 new unicorn companies were formed in this year. Globally, there were more than 1,230 active unicorns
Investing in the Metaverse. How to Jump into the Metaverse Virtual World?
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
5 Most Popular Investment Strategies. Where to Invest Money?
Investment strategy aims to minimize risks while maximizing potential returns. However, remember that short-term losses are possible when investing
InsurTech Outlook: Moving from Infrastructure Investment to Value
Insurers have frequently taken a piecemeal approach to technology modernization, transforming system by system, function by function, and app by app
InsurTech Valuations Becomes Realistic, Startups Looking for M&A
Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market sell-off, especially those that went public in 2021
10 Biggest US-based InsurTech Funding Rounds
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
How Global Insurers are Implementing Innovative Approaches to Investing?
A resilient portfolio construction, liquidity management, and integrated technology are becoming the focus of global insurers as they work on innovating investment approaches
The Great Moderation. BlackRock`s Global Macroeconomic & Invest Outlook
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
Sovereign Green & Catastrophe Bond Overview: Debt Instruments for Insurers
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
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California’s Insurance Market: The Case for Risk-Based Pricing and Data-Driven Mitigatio. California’s insurance availability/affordability challenges
Global insured losses from natural disaster events in Q1 2025 were preliminarily estimated to reach at least $53 bn, the highest Q1 insured losses since Q1 2011 ($81 bn)
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