Looking Ahead: The 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report
For more than a decade, the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR) has served as the industry’s standard directory of insurance-focused investment managers and consultants.
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For more than a decade, the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR) has served as the industry’s standard directory of insurance-focused investment managers and consultants.

Improved risk visibility is critical as organisations increasingly see opportunities in private markets. Making full use of enhanced technology and platforms that can integrate data plays a central role as firms expand the asset classes they invest in, particularly given the regulatory pressures driving technology spending across the APAC region.

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2025 was another year where doomsayers got it very wrong. After the new White House introduced sweeping tariffs in the spring, many pundits and economists predicted a hard landing for the economy: a melt-up in prices, due to tariffs, and a meltdown in the business environment, as companies grappled with increased costs.
Clearwater’s 2025 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR), developed in partnership with DCS Financial, reveals a clear trend: while public fixed income remains the foundation of insurer portfolios, allocations to private equity and other alternatives are accelerating. As insurers seek greater…
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Energy and commodity traders feel stretched thin across multiple risk management activities, but where do they most want to redirect their efforts? To explore this question, we commissioned a research study of energy and commodity traders in North America and…
Modern, cloud-based investment management platforms are becoming a necessity for getting the optimal performance out of a multi-asset portfolio with the desired level of private market risk.
The traditional building blocks of institutional portfolios are under pressure. Heightened volatility, tighter monetary conditions, and macroeconomic uncertainty are challenging conventional asset allocations. At the same time, the convergence of public and private markets is compelling investors to reimagine modern…
Explore how institutional investors, particularly insurers and pension funds, are increasingly embracing alternative assets as a central component of their portfolio strategies.
Energy and commodity traders are betting big on growth — nearly a quarter expect their capital to jump by more than 50% in the next two years. But there’s a catch: 57% also expect tighter trading restrictions, and nearly half…
The first half of 2025 has not been easy for corporate treasurers and investment managers. Tariff policy from Washington, stoking renewed recession fears, has become a significant factor in tactical allocation strategies. Both equity and bond markets in the U.S.…
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