Three-Quarters of Insurers Invest in Private Markets or Plan to Do So as Firms Put Excess Cash to Work, According to Mercer-Oliver Wyman Global Insurance Survey - Seite 2

“The market experience of the past year, which didn't pan out exactly as many had expected, has reinforced the need for insurers to maintain a solid core while also maintaining agility to respond to and capitalize on evolving market risks and opportunities,” said Joshua Zwick, Head of Oliver Wyman’s Asset Management Practice.

Evolution of sustainable investment approaches

A far greater proportion of insurers in the UK (100%), Europe (80%) and Asia (75%) are incorporating sustainability considerations into their investment processes relative to peers in the US (41%, down from 71% a year ago) and Canada (42%). Net-zero target-setting is not yet widespread, although life insurers are leading the way.

More than two-thirds (68%) of insurers globally report incorporating sustainable investment factors in their investment decision-making, although this has fallen from the 83% that reported doing so last year.

Stakeholder preferences and regulatory/political expectations are the most cited reasons for incorporating sustainability factors into investment decision-making, although risk reduction is another prominent driver behind adoption.

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