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Rating agency oligopoly harms investors, says GDV
25 August 2020German insurers launch broadside against agencies for excessive price hikes and forced licence agreements
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China's regulator spells out loosening of equities investment limits
23 July 2020Ceilings will be tied to solvency ratios, CBIRC explains
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McConnell proposals to let states go bankrupt fuel municipal bond risk
24 April 2020US Senate leader's comments add to further strains on COVID-19 hit insurance assets
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Coronavirus to heighten investment risk in South Korea insurers
16 March 2020Fitch warns of danger as Moody's acts on Hanwha Life
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Taiwan introduces credit risk cap on investment-linked policies
11 March 2020These policies now account for 30% of first-year premium in Taiwan's life insurance industry
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Chinese insurers' earnings to erode due to coronavirus outbreak
04 February 2020Volatility in equity markets and economic disruption to provide headwinds for the sector
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China Life asset manager joins battle against coronavirus
03 February 2020Chinese affiliated managers also fighting tumbling markets
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Finding the holy grail
21 November 2019With low interest rates impacting solvency ratios, insurers are looking for the holy grail of high yielding assets which do not require higher capital charges. Vincent Huck reports
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Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers
03 October 2019US 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.
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports