Insurance chief investment officers are more optimistic about investment opportunities than last year, and are looking to enhance returns by increasing allocations to equities, alternatives and illiquid assets, a new report says.

Insurance chief investment officers are more optimistic about investment opportunities than last year, and are looking to enhance returns by increasing allocations to equities, alternatives and illiquid assets, a new report says.

Aon Risk Solutions released its bi-annual 2013 Global Risk Management Survey, and found that, on average, reported loss of income from the top 10 reported risks has increased from 28 percent in 2011 to 42 in 2013, while reported risk readiness has dropped 7 percent.

Reinsurers continue to be pressured by alternative capital entering the marketplace, but Willis Re says in a new report that mutual insurers can leverage this dynamic to strengthen relationships with traditional reinsurers.

Analysts at investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods offer their views on what to expect from some brokers they follow as first-quarter financial results are announced.

An atmosphere of pessimism has taken hold of the downstream energy-insurance market after two poor underwriting years, and while capacity has not been impacted yet, one or two exits by leading insurers could trigger a wider withdrawal, a new report says.

Analysts at investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods recently released their Q1 earnings preview for the P&C industry. Here's an overview of some of the insurance companies they follow.

Analysts at investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods recently released their Q1 earnings preview for the P&C industry. Here's an overview of some of the insurance companies they follow.