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Fitch predicts third £40bn+ year for UK BPA market
17 April 2025Insurers' increasing exposure to illiquid and private assets a "key focus" for the agency
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Japanese lifers looking for a beacon in the equity markets storm
16 April 2025With trade wars sending markets haywire, and equities being the highest risk in insurers' investment portfolios, investment and risk teams are holding firm, in the hope of a window of blue sky
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Ratings agencies warn of US tariffs' impact on European insurers' investments
10 April 2025Agencies highlight sensitivity to financial market shocks amidst policy uncertainty
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'Even bigger than Allianz' - An $11.2trn 'general account' in Europe prepares to tackle climate change
02 April 2025To help private re/insurers, and society, face down global warming, Europe's governments are increasingly backing public re/insurers, David Walker finds
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European insurers to benefit from higher gov defence spending and higher bond yields, Fitch says
17 March 2025While also warning of mass lapse risk and limited impact on Solvency II positions
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Private credit not systemic risk, Fitch says, but needs close monitoring
13 February 2025As insurers continue to increase allocations to private asset classes
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UK insurers will struggle to meet government's investment hopes for UK PLC, CreditSights says
23 January 2025In addition to risk of becoming a proxy for investors to short UK sovereigns
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European insurers resilient to rates in 2025, Fitch says
04 December 2024Lifers to benefit from higher reinvestment yields due to long portfolio duration
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European insurers' ratings safe from EIOPA fossil surcharges, Fitch says
21 November 2024Agency predicts proposed increase in capital requirements would affect firms' Solvency II ratios by less than 100bps
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German lifers' ratings unaffected by TMTP recalculations, Fitch says
08 November 2024But warns declining bond yields could put some life insurers' capital under pressure again