Preparing for the Complexity Ahead
The insurance industry is facing challenges on multiple fronts: low interest rates, an aging workforce, and proprietary technology that struggles to handle rapidly mounting regulatory and data demands.
Northern Trust understands the complexities and challenges of the insurance business, with a dedicated practice group that offers both expertise and solutions that can put your organization on a footing for future growth.
Learn how our SAP-powered accounting and reporting solutions provide a multi-basis, multi-currency solution for your insurance accounting and regulatory reporting challenges.
General Account Insurance Assets
Investment Performance, Risk and Analysis
Insurance Accounting and Regulatory Reporting Solutions
Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Services
Cash Management and ST investing
Share Repurchases for Publicly-held Companies
Treasury Management, including Collections, Disbursements and Retained Asset Services
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Michael E. Blake, CFA |
Mike leads Northern Trust’s business development efforts on behalf of the Global Fund Services and Insurance segments in North America. He is focused on delivering solutions to North American investment managers and insurance companies on behalf of their global custody, fund administration, and investment operations outsourcing needs on a global basis.
Mike began his career at Northern Trust in 1989 in Worldwide Operations and Technology serving the Large Corporate ERISA and institutional market segments. He spent several years away from Northern Trust consulting to retirement plan sponsors, developing and marketing enterprise level asset allocation and client servicing solutions for trust and retirement plan providers. Mike returned to Northern Trust in 2005.
Mike received a BS in Business Administration from Marquette University and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago. Mike is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Chicago.
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