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Insurers Fear U.S. Economic Slowdown, Inflation: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s asset-management unit, which oversees $250 billion for insurers, said an economic slowdown in the U.S. is the biggest investment risk for the industry for the first time since the financial crisis. “Insurers expressed a growing consensus …

Global Insurers Favor Private Equity Investments

Thirty-two percent of insurers plan to maintain or increase their investments in private equity in the next 12 months to boost returns, a survey of 300 executives overseeing more than $10 trillion in insurance assets showed on Tuesday. Insurers have …

AIG Pulls $7 Billion from Asset Manager to Manage In-House

AllianceBernstein Holding LP became another victim of the hedge fund rout when American International Group Inc. decided to wind down a six-year relationship with the asset manager. AIG was the ” most significant” driver of outflows last month as the …