Insurers

Strong incomes, stable balance sheets and growing scrutiny of private credit are driving Asian institutional investors back to the US high yield market.

The Malaysian insurer is adapting to structural volatility by getting incremental gains from core public allocations and resisting the broader industry push into illiquid alternative assets.

Deputy CIO Bill Lu says alternative assets are playing a growing role in diversification and risk hedging, supported by specialist external managers.

China's insurance giant is increasing technology investments with a view that AI's long-term potential remains intact as markets shift their focus from hype to fundamentals.

Insurers looking to adopt AI do not need to spend on building expensive proprietary infrastructure, industry leaders say.

Apac insurers, less optimistic about the global economic environment compared to their global peers, are turning to private debt, external partnerships and AI to handle complex liabilities, a new BlackRock survey finds.

Regional head of risk, Ajit Lal, highlights how systemic geopolitical shocks, shifting interest rates and evolving regulations require a portfolio-wide approach to asset-liability matching.

Citing concentration risks and low domestic yields, the Singaporean insurer is reshaping its portfolio towards greater long-term resilience.

The search for higher returns is pushing Japan’s life insurers into private debt and asset-based finance, but a lack of local knowledge means they are relying on foreign partners and subsidiaries to scale up safely.

As persistent yield curve swings, currency volatility and equity concentration press Apac insurance asset owners, allocators are deploying risk overlays, systematic equity structures and real asset debt to manage balance sheet volatility.

Insurers and reinsurers across Apac are reshaping their portfolios to secure resilient yields while navigating ongoing geopolitical friction and policy uncertainty.

Asian insurers push deeper into private assets as industry experts stress discipline, pacing and transparency.