Get ahead of the curve with Best’s Market Segment Outlooks. We examine the impact of current trends on companies in specific insurance industry segments over the next 12 months.
The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) explore key themes and investment views in their 2023 Global Outlook.
The regime of greater economic and market volatility is playing out – and not going away. Central banks won’t ride to the rescue in recession, contrary to what investors have come to expect. This regime requires a new investment playbook. It involves more frequent portfolio changes and more granular views that go beyond broad asset classes.
Ralph Mucerino, Principal, RPM Strategy and Management Consulting LLC
Overview
"The green bond market still accounts for less than 2% of the value of the global bond market: it is far too small. Stronger action is needed on reducing barriers to investment and international convergence on the taxonomy for climate and green investments." Jerome-Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re Group Chief Economist
The growing popularity of wearables presents insurers with an unparalleled opportunity to better assess risk – yet many carriers are not fully realizing the value of data from these devices. RGA's Tonya Blackmore explores the power of wearable data. This article is adapted from an original paper that won recognition at the RGA Leaders of Tomorrow program as part of the 2022 Global Insurance Forum.
IIS Executive Insights Life & Health Expert: Ronald Klein, Executive Director, BILTIR
The Three-Legged Stool
In the 2022 Global Priorities Survey, insurance executives across the industry reported the top external and internal priorities that their companies are focused on addressing this year. Some priorities from last year’s survey remained: climate change, competition for talent, cyber and data security remain top issues for insurance companies in 2022. However, concerns over inflation, recession, and geopolitical conflicts have spiked this year just as the focus on the pandemic recovery has begun to recede.
New climate regulation represents a step change for insurers — but also, a commercial opportunity. At Oliver Wyman, we are helping insurance leaders on all aspects of sustainability strategy to meet climate requirements and fuel new products and services. Our new perspective shares the foundation teams need to get started.
As the pandemic and Ukrainian war have sent inflation soaring, central banks have had to consider their response. Combating supply-driven inflation requires a different approach to the demand-driven problems of the past.
Find out how the changing world is shaping insurers’ actions and strategic thinking in BlackRock's 11th annual Global Insurance Report. 370 senior industry executives have shared their insights and perspectives, helping us to identify three key themes which we explore in the report.
