How AIA, Axa seek to manage risk

In an uncertain market environment, insurance firms should be taking advantage of derivative strategies and tools to manage risks and protect their portfolios from volatility. Yet many insurers lack the expertise to handle such strategies, and there is a need to improve understanding about derivatives. That was the broad view of investment specialists from some of the region’s insurers who attended AsianInvestor’s inaugural Insurance Investment Forum in Singapore last week. “T…