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Taiwan tightens capital requirements, China loosens financial holdings rules
06 August 2019Asian regulatory update
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US insurers build up leveraged loan holdings
31 May 2019AIG, MetLife with “outsized concentrations”
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IFRS 17 to promote dynamic ALM, Moody’s says
20 May 2019Accounting standards won’t impact ratings but will shape product, pricing and investment strategies
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CECL: US insurers getting to grips with accounting standard overhaul
09 May 2019Like IFRS 9, the US's current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standard was devised to tackle expected credit losses in financial institution portfolios. The rules, however, appear harsh in relation to the insurance industry. By Sarfraz Thind
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Moody’s issues poor outlook for Uruguayan insurers
01 May 2019Earnings take hit from price competition, natcats and agricultural claims
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The BBB effect: apocalypse or opportunity?
12 March 2019US insurers are holding bigger volumes of BBB-rated corporate debt than at any time in the past. A turning credit cycle could tip significant amounts of these to junk. But while the headline figures look startling, is this really a precursor to the apocalypse or just another bad news story? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Sovereign exposure partly to blame for Unipol downgrade
24 October 2018Allianz SpA and Generali avoid same fate
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Moody’s warns Apollo about shifting Aspen’s investments
29 August 2018Caution comes even though Aspen UK holds only 5% in shares
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Provinzial NordWest picks Moody’s Analytics modelling technology
04 June 2018The three selected tools will be used for actuarial valuations and investment analysis
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Chinese insurers investing through shadow banks
14 May 2018Move driven by search for higher returns on the back of china’s private sector struggle to find capital