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Quarter of insurers have risk of rating downgrade in 2021, Fitch says
07 January 2021Main reasons for worsening outlook are low interest rates and investment write-downs
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UK life insurers looking to put up to £170bn in illiquid private assets in next decade
22 December 2020Substantial portion will be in sustainable assets, says Fitch
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ZZR cuts required yield at German life firms by one-third
01 December 2020But industry body head says it's the correct mechanism to counter low interest rates
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Australian life insurers record AUD 0.5bn loss in H1
09 November 2020Poor result exacerbated by pandemic driven investment market losses, Fitch Ratings notes
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Fitch downgrades Volkswohl Bund Leben on reinvestment yield
03 November 2020Moody's hangs negative outlook on German life sector
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Japanese insurers turn to foreign assets for yield
26 August 2020Foreign securities now make up about 30% of total assets
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Fitch revises outlook for Japan sovereign from stable to negative
03 August 2020Impact on insurers marginal as Japanese firms already plagued with negative outlooks
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South Korean insurers' earnings take a 38% hit in Q1
29 June 2020Fitch warns of further headaches for South Korean and Thai industries
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Three in ten insurance groups received negative outlook from Fitch
17 June 2020COVID-19 impact on equity and sovereign bond holdings drove adverse forecast
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Dialling up the asset management products in China
21 April 2020New regulatory guidelines in China for insurers' asset management products could electrify the once contentious $400bn market. David Walker reports