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B. G., Opalesque Geneva:

Insurance companies have historically taken a cautious stance when it comes to investing in alternatives often due to a lack of a clear consensus, both in terms of the scope of the universe and what purpose it should serve in a strategic asset allocation. But that has begun to change in recent years.

According to a new survey, the vast majority of investment management professionals in the insurance sector now believe insurers and insurance asset managers will continue to increase their allocation to alternative asset classes over the next three years.

Most of them said this is because there is now greater transparency and reporting around investing in alternatives, and more than half believe it is due to there being more investment choices in the sector. 59% said it is because alternatives offer a good way to diversify portfolios, and a fifth said it was primarily because they offer good yields.

The survey was commissioned by Ortec Finance, a global provider of risk and return management solutions for insurers and other financial services companies headquartered in the Netherlands.

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