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Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2024: early bird ends on Friday

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US PE-insurer numbers remain unchanged in last year

Market has been stunted by higher rates and inflation, says NAIC

Athene's profit drop sees 11% share fall in owner Apollo

Alternatives portfolio, hedging and annuities runoff cost Athene Q2 profits

Asset-intensive reinsurance: the Bermuda question

No conversation on US life insurance happens without mention of Bermuda these days. The volumes of liabilities transferred to the island are staggering. But is this a sign of international alignment or regulatory arbitrage? Sarfraz Thind reports

PE and insurance: perception versus reality

Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article

"Resilient" ICS will pass despite obstacles

But IAIS will have to satisfy US demands to get Insurance Capital Standard done, say ex-regulators

Fiduciaries considering future PRT deals "should tread very carefully"

PRT under pressure as litigation and regulation combine

Life reinsurers spy a goldmine in Asia

A $3trn market is waiting to be tapped and asset-intensive reinsurers are priming themselves to be there, as Sarfraz Thind reports

Japan Post Life reinsures JPY 650bn annuity book with RGA

Pension risk transfer under scrutiny after spate of US lawsuits - UPDATED

Athene deals under spotlight as insurer is dubbed "highly risky" by litigants