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IMF looks to ruin PE-insurer party
29 December 2023The International Monetary Fund has raised further warning flags on private equity-owned insurance businesses. At the heart of the concerns are the illiquid assets these insurers use which may lead to financial catastrophe, if the IMF is to be believed.
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Fitch hails Generali's move away from Italian govvies
19 September 2023Cites reduced investment concentration risk as factor in increased rating
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Fitch Ratings gives US insurers "neutral" outlook amid bank failures
16 March 2023Exposure to Silicon Valley Bank modest but other challenges remain
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German non-lifer's investment income will not outweigh inflationary pressure, Fitch says
06 December 2022Though increase in yields and equity investment losses will cancel each other out
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APAC life insurers safe from liquidity risks from derivative exposures
13 October 2022According to Fitch Ratings
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Dutch insurer portfolios resilient amid wider uncertainty
06 October 2022According to Fitch Ratings, Dutch insurers put quality assets before high yield
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Do rising rates signal a volte-face by reinsurers on illiquid assets?
12 September 2022With RVS in Monte Carlo well underway, Abbie Wood spoke to industry experts to learn how rising interest rates could push reinsurers away from the illiquid assets from which they once sought yield... but not all the experts agree.
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Aviva Investors hires liquid investment strategist
05 September 2022Alastair Sewell joins from Fitch Ratings
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Europe largest reinsurers report drop in ROI in Q1 2022
17 May 2022Compared to the same quarter last year, according to analysis by Fitch Ratings
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C-ROSS Phase II will see declines in Chinese solvency ratios
06 January 2022But rating agencies say regime will improve the quality of capital and risk measurement