As insurers try to escape from the “slow grind downwards in terms of yield”, they have sought out a more diverse range of assets, including those with limited liquidity that would previously not have found their way into portfolios, Bob Swarup, co-founder of the Insurance Investment Exchange, told the audience at the recent Insurance Investment Exchange seminar in London.

Insurers’ long, weary quest to find yield shows no signs of abating, according to the audience survey results from the recent Insurance Investment Exchange seminar on 13th June 2017.

Insurers’ long, weary quest to find yield shows no signs of abating, according to the audience survey results from the recent Insurance Investment Exchange seminar on 13th June 2017.

This week, the Association of British Insurers(ABI) published sponsored research highlighting the UK as the leading global insurance exporter, adding more than £40bn pa to the economy.

This week, a thin Queen's Speech included proposed measures regarding rising motor insurance premiums, but no reference to the Ogden rate-The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) were amongst others that commented.

This week, Swiss Re's 2017 SONAR report examined the top emerging risks the re/insurance industry and society are facing.