Archive

  • Fitch appoints new head of global insurance

    26 July 2024

    Harish Gohil takes on role

  • South Koreans to replace some of KRW 31.3trn foreign CRE with other alts, Fitch predicts

    23 July 2024

    Most exposures are taken through higher-charging beneficiary certificates

  • Fitch gives positive outlook for UK BPA players ahead of next year's stress-testing

    19 July 2024

    Ratings agency says lifers are "capitalised accordingly" for credit risk they face

  • Fitch flags further cull in high-charge assets under K-ICS framework

    26 June 2024

    Ratings agency expects more purchases of local long-dated fixed income

  • One-off events support US P/C sector's net and operating income growth in Q1

    25 June 2024

    Net income increased 373.4%, due in part to National Indemnity Company's $14bn of realised gains from sale of Apple Inc stock

  • Japan's lifers widened positive investment spread 4% last reporting year

    06 June 2024

    Sector built on super-long JGB holdings to cut rates risk ahead of new rules

  • Alt IM-backed insurers take more investment risk, Fitch says

    31 May 2024

    In analysis that also finds advantages for insurers partnered with an Alt IM

  • US lifers to withstand CML losses and downgrades, Fitch says

    20 May 2024

    Despite "immense pressure" on CMLs, particularly offices

  • Euro lifers' Solvency II ratios solid despite likely ECB rate cuts, Fitch says

    13 May 2024

    Agency forecasts cuts to 3.8% by end-2024 and 3.0% by end-2025

  • Comment - Insurance regulators confront crypto currencies

    02 May 2024

    Pronouncements by watchdogs about digital tenders seem to be softening, though not warming, to the asset class