Archive

• Muted offshore investments and high hedging ratios shield Japan from FX risk, says S&P Global

  29 May 2025

  Private credit/debt investments are roughly half US/European levels, agency adds

• Taiwan discusses life insurer solvency and TW-ICS rules after FX market shock

  29 May 2025

  New regulations are due to take effect next January

• Insurers join EM climate change investment taskforce

  16 May 2025

  Initiative designed to unlock private investment to tackle climate change risk in emerging markets

• Fitch puts five Taiwanese lifers on negative ratings watches amid FX volatility

  16 May 2025

  S&P Global also expects a hit to Taiwan's lifers' earnings but not their capital

• S&P Global estimates 48% net FX mismatch at Taiwan lifers

  15 May 2025

  Foreign-FX policies reduces larger gross FX mismatch, as volatility hits USD cross rate

• Chart of the Week - UK life insurers' market risk at sub-module level

  11 April 2025

  As equity and bond markets twist and turn, SFCRs reveal which gyrations matter most for UK CIOs

• Ratings agencies warn of US tariffs' impact on European insurers' investments

  10 April 2025

  Agencies highlight sensitivity to financial market shocks amidst policy uncertainty

• Tokio Marine unit names Mitsubishi in latest $1.3bn strategic-stake sell-off

  03 April 2025

  Insurer will use proceeds for "solving social problems and other growth areas"

• Why non-life CIOs may struggle in fight for APAC's spare capital

  24 February 2025

  An APAC bond yield of 2.4%? Or an insurance operation's 19%? Take your pick...

• APAC Weekly - Whether it's CIOs, CEOs, or CUOs, the imperative these days seems to be "diversify!"

  18 February 2025

  From investments in China to underwriting risks in Japan, APAC's insurers are spreading their risks - with one notable exception