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US Economy at Risk of Crash Landing, Allianz Warns
10.4.2023
Allianz, one of the world’s largest insurers, has warned that the U.S. economy is headed toward a crash landing. “We expect the economic momentum to deteriorate during the second half of the year on the back of rapidly tightening credit conditions, exacerbated by the banking crisis,” said...
Chinese State-Owned Company Launches 2 Crypto Funds in Hong Kong
6.4.2023
One of China’s leading insurers has backed the establishment of two crypto investment funds in Hong Kong. The business move comes against the backdrop of the region’s ambitions to become a hub for digital assets, and despite the negative regulatory attitude towards the market in the mainland....
Global Insurers Start Investing in Crypto Amid Risk-On Investment Approach
2.6.2022
Global insurers aim to maintain a risk-on investment approach, with higher allocations to private equity, green bonds, and middle-market corporate loans, but also cryptoassets, according to a report by Goldman Sachs Insurance Asset Management.
The survey represents the views of 328 chief...
11% of US insurers invest — or are interested in investing — in crypto
2.6.2022
Of the 328 CFOs and CIOs representing around half of the global insurance industry, 6% responded their firm was either already invested or considering an investment into cryptocurrencies
Study: US Financial Advisors Expect Proportion of Crypto Holding Clients to Increase by 60%
31.1.2022
According to the findings of a new survey, the number of financial advisors currently counseling crypto holding clients is expected to double from the current two out of ten or 20% to 44% by the end of 2022. Only Four Percent Expect the Number of Crypto Holding Clients to Decrease The number...
Hong Kong Company Onedegree to Offer Insurance for Cryptocurrencies
13.11.2021
Onedegree, a virtual insurer based in Hong Kong, will provide insurance services for digital assets as part of a partnership with a local cryptocurrency exchange. By working together, the two firms hope to alleviate concerns discouraging potential investors from entering the crypto market....
The Big Three Credit Agencies Critique El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption — S&P Global Warns of ‘Immediate Negative Implications’
18.9.2021
All of the ‘Big Three’ credit agencies have said that El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin could affect the country’s credit rating in a negative manner. After both Moody’s and Fitch Ratings published reports on the matter in El Salvador, S&P Global said that...
Chinese Banks Seek New Applications for Digital Yuan in Investment and Insurance
1.9.2021
Two Chinese banks are expanding their pilot programs for the digital national fiat. The state-owned financial institutions have revealed they are aiming to allow digital yuan holders to acquire investment funds and insurance products using the new currency. Chinese Banks Partner With Fund Managers...
Big Three Credit Agency Fitch Warns El Salvador Adopting Bitcoin Will Negatively Affect Insurers
17.8.2021
Fitch Ratings, the American credit agency and member of the ‘Big Three’ credit agencies, has published a paper on El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin and making the crypto asset legal tender in the country. Fitch believes that after the country enforces the new tender law it will...
Fitch Ratings warns El Salvador's 'Bitcoin Law' will pose risk to local insurers
17.8.2021
Fitch warned that mainstreaming Bitcoin without clarity can introduce volatility and operational risks for Salvadorans
Hedge Fund CFOs and Insurers Show a Growing Appetite for Crypto
15.6.2021
There seems to be a rapidly growing appetite for cryptoassets among institutional investors, as nearly a 100% of surveyed hedge fund chief financial officers (CFOs) see their funds investing in crypto by 2026, and more insurers are seen buying shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust or Grayscale Ethereum...
6 Insurers Initiate New Cryptocurrency Investment Positions: Report
15.6.2021
Insurance firms have increased their interest in crypto investments in recent months
NYDIG Brings Bitcoin to $6 Trillion Global Insurance Industry — Partners With Starr, Liberty Mutual, New York Life
9.4.2021
New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), the bitcoin investment arm of Stone Ridge Asset Management, is creating bitcoin-powered products and services for the $6 trillion global insurance industry. The company has formed strategic partnerships with major insurers, including Starr, Liberty Mutual...
Major Insurer Massmutual Invests $100 Million in Bitcoin for Long-Term Value
11.12.2020
Leading life insurance company Massmutual has become the latest big company to invest a huge sum of money in bitcoin. Massmutual believes that having a bitcoin position in its investment account will help the company deliver long-term value to its insurance policyholders. Massmutual Buys Bitcoin...
BTC, ETH Slide Lower Despite Insurers’ USD 100m Bitcoin Buy & Ether ETF
11.12.2020
The crypto community has been buoyed as – despite sliding bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) prices – two major breakthroughs were reached for both tokens.
At pixel time (09:03 UTC), BTC trades at USD 17,883 and is down by 3% in a day and 8% in a week, while ETH is down by almost 4% to USD 545....
Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed up Coronavirus Payouts
11.2.2020
Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding up insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak