{"id":1326,"date":"2018-03-06T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/a-m-best-the-biggest-concern\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T19:10:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T23:10:09","slug":"a-m-best-the-biggest-concern","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/a-m-best-the-biggest-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"A.M. Best: The Biggest Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;213894&#8243;]The consultant did not need time to think. Andrew Coupe did not hesitate. After all, the top investment concern for insurers has not changed, the NEPC insurance specialist said in response to a question. The prolonged low interest rate environment, and the resulting earnings pressure it continues to exact, undoubtedly remains the insurance industry&#8217;s most<br \/>\nvexing issue in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->&#8220;Our rate advice to insurers is any dry powder that you have, take<br \/>\nadvantage of. And any increase in yield should be jumped on because we&#8217;re not projecting that there will be a long-term increase in interest rates.&#8221; said NEPC&#8217;s Andrew Coupe, Insurance Senior Consultant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.ambest.com\/ambv\/bestnews\/articlecontent.aspx?pc=1009&amp;AltSrc=108&amp;refnum=270890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article here.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;213894&#8243;]The consultant did not need time to think. Andrew Coupe did not hesitate. 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