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Bob Sharma is a Senior Vice President, Managing Director, and Head of EMEA and APAC Insurance for AB, where he is responsible for leading the insurance initiative across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC). In this role Sharma advises insurance clients on portfolio strategy, strategic asset-allocation topics, developments in the investment market and insurance industry dynamics. He joined AB in 2024 and has been working in the investment industry since 1999. Previously, Sharma held the role of managing director and head of EMEA Insurance at Wellington Management, where he led the insurance business for many years. Sharma holds a BSC (Hons) in economics from the University of Manchester. He is a CFA charterholder and holds the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) Certificate from the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
Gerry Anderson is a Vice President and Insurance Solutions Specialist on AB’s EMEA and APAC Insurance Solutions team. He is responsible for supporting product development and the development of technical solutions to best meet the needs of AB’s insurance clients. Anderson is also a regular contributor to the firm’s market-insight and thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining AB in 2024, he was an associate director at WTW, a senior consultant at Hymans Robertson and an actuarial analyst at M&G. Anderson holds a BSc (with honors) in mathematics from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is a qualified actuary and Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA) and has attained the Certified Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) designation. Location: London
Though geopolitics has come to the fore, insurers are addressing a wide range of other issues.
Bob Sharma, Gerry Anderson | 19 March 2025The unwinding of “Trump trades,” a spike in volatility and the outperformance of European versus US equities have sparked debate about whether this is a tactical shift or the beginnings of a longer bearish trajectory for markets.
Inigo Fraser-Jenkins, Alla Harmsworth | 17 March 2025Though the new US policy focus is on oil and gas, wider opportunities still beckon.
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