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South Korean insurers' earnings take a 38% hit in Q1

Fitch warns of further headaches for South Korean and Thai industries

Three in ten insurance groups received negative outlook from Fitch

COVID-19 impact on equity and sovereign bond holdings drove adverse forecast

Dialling up the asset management products in China

New regulatory guidelines in China for insurers' asset management products could electrify the once contentious $400bn market. David Walker reports

Fitch Ratings weighs in on COVID-19 impact on APAC and Europe

Drops rating outlook for APAC Life insurance to negative and identifies Europe's reinsurers' risks

Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers

US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.

German public insurers have above-average exposure to low rates

Fitch Ratings warns that limited scope to diversify into index-linked products puts public sector insurers at greater risk than private counterparts

Finding a role for insurance asset managers in a sustainable financial system

New report by the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability project calls on all actors in the financial system to move as one on sustainability issues. Vincent Huck reports

Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries

The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports

Capital rules pushing Moroccan insurers into government bonds

Life insurers could find an ally in alternative asset managers

An increasing number of life insurance companies in the US are using alternative investment managers for their investment strategies, a situation Fitch Ratings describes as a potential "win-win" for both parties.