Anna Sagar

Private credit not a "systemic issue", industry says, though defaults may climb

Speakers at a Fitch Conference say it's "not the same blueprint" as 2008 [

Superfunds eye move from "micro-brewery" niche to mainstream PRT option

The Pension Schemes Act should make superfunds well understood and available for most large schemes

Most UK DB schemes expected to head for PRT buyout despite run-on interest

Up to 80% of DB schemes could afford to go down the buyout route in the next five years

Aon launches updated climate risk monitor

Asset manager-backed PRT deals only make sense when multiple stars align

Speakers at Fitch conference say Aberdeen PRT entrance could prompt further activity

Swiss Re sets aside $400m for Middle East conflict citing supply chain disruption

Group CFO Anders Malmström said that it had received no direct claims from the conflict due to war exclusions

UK Pension Schemes Act to have mixed impacts on PRT market

New legislation is expanding the options for pensions schemes to de-risk, which may dent PRT volumes in the short term. Anna Sagar reports

Prudential Financial's Japanese sales suspension drags on Q1 international earnings

US insurer says extended halt hit Japan business as Brazil delivers record earnings quarter

Reinsurers' rising payouts "not enough" to tackle excess capital

Growth via diversification, either by geography or line of business, could be key for reinsurers

FSB warns of "difficult-to-detect pockets" of private credit risk for insurers

PE firms buying stakes or ownership of insurers, especially life insurers, was highlighted as a risk