The world’s largest reinsurance groups will breathe a very heavy collective sigh of relief when the Olympic Games open in Tokyo on Friday, writes David Worsfold.

In the latest of a new series of conversations with leading CIOs and other key figures in the insurance investment community, Michael Pratten, CIO at the Church of England Pensions Board, reflects with David Worsfold on some of the key learnings over the last year as we head for the New Normal.

Inflation is gradually casting long, dark shadows across insurers' investment portfolios, exposing cash holdings to new risks and making balance sheet stability harder to achieve.

Volatility is nothing new for insurance company investment managers but the causes and consequences of the current market challenges are different. This was one of the key themes of the latest Insurance Investment Exchange virtual seminar.

Leading insurers, thought leaders and asset managers will gather next week to explore the investment environment for insurers as the major economies gradually emerge from the stormy waters of the pandemic into a new normal.

The Insurance Investment Exchange is delighted to be a media partner for the hugely successful Women in Insurance Awards.