Two insurers tell AsianInvestor some of the main considerations that will drive investing in India for local and international investors over the next few months.
Alternative investment funds are helping insurance companies to diversify their portfolios and invest in high growth sectors such as technology and renewable energy, the CIO of IndiaFirst Life told AsianInvestor.
Private market assets are making up larger shares of portfolios for diversification purposes, and lifers like Dai-ichi Life have ventured deeper into alternatives this year.
Many top Japanese life insurers, tempted by historically high yields, are nearing purchases of domestic government bonds, yet others are holding out for even more lucrative opportunities.
With the imminent inclusion of India in global bond indices, interest has soared from international and domestic institutional investors, the CIO of an Indian insurer said.
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