Archive

  • Fitch highlights falling asset values, private credit, as possible risks for European insurers

    20 February 2026

    Agency warns "asset bubble risk is real"

  • M&G notes £722m exposure to UK ground rent phase out

    02 February 2026

    M&G notes £722m exposure to UK ground rent phase out

  • Fitch predicts cull of investment risk in South Korea ahead of core ratio proposed from 2027

    29 January 2026

    FSC revealed plans for new ratio this month

  • It's still early innings for Alt IM-owned insurers - what's their play?

    28 January 2026

    Fitch Ratings warns of "elevated losses" if the credit cycle turns and discusses "esoteric" investments

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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