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Investment in 2023: Signs of a recession prompt calls for caution

By Alain Thériault | Jan. 17, 2023, 10:55 a.m.

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Investors should expect several rough quarters before the rebound.

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The Pharmacare Act comes into force

Life expectancy has increased in Quebec since 2000

The impact of natural disasters will continue to put pressure on insurers

Sanctioned Canadians now allowed to discharge some penalties through bankruptcy

CAPITAL GROUP

Markets buoyed by confidence in earnings

Fund managers concerned by climate change

Investment industry advice panel discusses future trends

High rates: Caution and optimism coexist

IA FINANCIAL GROUP

Disability insurance: 17 products examined by InsuranceINTEL

Critical illness insurance: cancer and heart attack dominate claims

Groupe Cloutier brings in insurer as a minority shareholder

IG Wealth Management aims to make its mark in life and health insurance

SWISS RE

Pandemic-related excess mortality expected to linger for years

Marine insurers particularly exposed to geopolitical risks

U.S. liability risks expanding rapidly

Global reinsurers saw positive underwriting results in 2023

BANK OF CANADA

Inflation eases in a cautious climate

Pension plans show strength amid market volatility

May a month of mixed results for pension plans

Growing use of private assets by insurers raises concerns about liquidity risk

MERCER

Defined benefit pension plans hold their own in the third quarter of 2024

Pension plans ramp up risk reduction transactions

Insurers express increased appetite for private market investments

Defined benefit pension funding increases in the first quarter of 2024

AON

Reinsurers called out for retreating from risk

Jasper wildfire drives insured losses even higher

Aviva Canada's profit declines 10% in the first half of 2024

The first half of 2024 marked by storms and floods

S&P

Investors flock to equity exchange-traded funds

Geopolitical risks stoke investor fears

Defined benefit plans finish 2023 higher despite fourth quarter pullback

Safe haven assets gain prominence amid economic slowdown

Special risks

Overuse of oral corticosteroids found in patients with severe asthma

Industry association warns of insurability crisis

Learning, developmental and memory disabilities on the rise among Canadians

Gig workers largely underinsured

Analytic

Increasing diversity in Canada requires a growing awareness among advisors

Psychiatric conditions and metabolic syndromes linked

Life insurance application activity rises in Canada

Health education needed to change behaviours

International

Lessons learned from the Crowdstrike outage

Global disability market worth trillions

Exceptionally heavy rains in Central Europe cause flooding

Investors concerned about major US companies’ stock performance

Economy

Life and health insurers paid out a record amount in benefits in 2023

New mortgage rules likely to boost insurance market

Investment in cyber resilience on a downward trend

Debt rises but insurance protection fails to keep pace

COVID-19

Dental office jobs have rebounded since pandemic

More nurse practitioners needed to work in primary care

Artificial intelligence usage increases among Canadian businesses

Seniors least likely to have dental insurance