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European insurers' face fixed-income devaluation of €500bn, says S&P
23 November 2023Soaring interest rates mean pull to par could take over a decade
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TIAA's $2.6bn residential mortgage purchases boosted market in H1
08 September 2023Overall US insurer residential mortgage volumes hit new high but at subdued growth rates
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Looming Chinese life guarantee reduction lowers yield pressure on lifers
21 June 2023Maximum allowable promise will fall 50 basis points to 3% next fortnight
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US insurers ETFs drop by 23.5% in 2022, first significant decline since inception
26 May 2023Two "mega" insurers exited all equities which contributed to decline, S&P Dow Jones finds
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S&P seeks comment for new rating methodology which could hit 10% of insurers
09 May 2023Agency softens approach to asset risk following market feedback
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S&P Global sees UK industry trimming of illiquids
01 May 2023EMEA life customers to "remain loyal", curbing lapse risk, rating agency says
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Asia's insurers cut FX hedging to "maintain profitability," says S&P Global
31 March 2023Costs of FX protection could erode earnings, and capital of some
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The CBIRC's legacy - a safe pair of hands for Chinese insurance regulation
14 March 2023The CBIRC is reportedly being dissolved and its duties transferred. David Walker finds an industry praising the modernising, improving impetus behind its work on C-ROSS Phase II, to benefit risk management and China's society more generally
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China industry practitioners praise CBIRC as dissolution flagged
10 March 2023New set up suggests a more centralized regulatory mechanism
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US life insurers will absorb any recession this year
27 January 2023Strong capital position means investments should withstand market downturn, S&P says