Archive

• Mayday! FX volatility hits Taiwan's lifers but no crash landings are forecast

  04 June 2025

  When the Taiwan/US FX rate leaped 8% in two days last month, the same might well have happened to the heartrate of CIOs at life insurers, as David Walker examines

• Taiwan's lifers bolster capital and FX reserves after market volatility

  03 June 2025

  Country's dollar jumped 8% against greenback in two days last month

• 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"