Archive

  • Investment risk top of lifers' minds, but Fitch argues competitive pressure a greater concern

    23 January 2026

    Life insurers still taking measured approach to private assets, Fitch says

  • Fitch issues warnings about proposed FX reporting rules for Taiwan lifers

    16 January 2026

    Agency predicts FX mismatches will "remain substantial"

  • Fitch to watch growing private credit scale and complexity in 2026

    31 December 2025

    Though not a systemic risk, ratings agency notes private credit's expanding connections to wider capital markets and traditional lenders

  • APAC Weekly - Taiwan's lifers given 'breathing room' in ratings watches by Fitch

    16 December 2025

    Retraction of negative ratings watches might not, per se, have been the main cause for sector's relief

  • Falling asset values and higher default rates key risk to EMEA insurers' investments, Fitch says

    04 December 2025

    Sovereign risk concentration and increased allocations to alts and illiquids also among risks facing European insurers

  • Chart of the Week - The rise and rise of (small) insurers investing in private assets

    28 November 2025

    Analysis by Insurance Risk Data shows it is not just Europe's life juggernauts sourcing private assets....

  • Axa IM alts issues €500m green bond

    27 November 2025

    Bond pays a coupon of 3.375% and has been given A- rating by Fitch

  • Fitch details US alt manager tie-up and private credit risk facing European insurers

    21 November 2025

    Ratings agency highlights "increased structural complexity and interconnectedness" of asset class

  • Fitch removes FX-related negative ratings watches on five Taiwanese life firms

    17 November 2025

    But remains negative about TransGlobe Life and Shin Kong Life

  • Alt IM expansion in Lloyd's syndicates and US casualty sidecars raise risks, Fitch says

    07 November 2025

    Longer‑duration premium flows are being invested in higher‑yield private assets managed by alt IMs