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Moody's appoints global co-head of insurance
15 July 2025Antonello Aquino to take on role
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COTW: Some insurers are more equal than others in the face of €500bn allocation to privates
11 July 2025Geographies and a firm's size carries different implications, Moody's Ratings explains
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Private credit appetite redefines asset owner/manager relationships
10 July 2025But the direction of travel is not the same for everyone, Moody's Ratings notes
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European insurers may see "breakout moment" in private credit, Moody's says
08 May 2025Appetite and capacity is there, ratings agency says, but regulations holding investment back
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COVID has moved property investments outside of the city centres
03 June 2021More fluidity between real estate sectors, LGC says
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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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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
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Reinsurers increasingly exposed to asset risk, but liability risk still the main focus
03 September 2019Rating agencies Moody’s and S&P Global have published their 2020 reinsurance outlook noting slight changes in investment risk appetite. Though marginal at this stage, the change could become significant in five to 10 years’ time. David Walker and Vincent Huck report
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Moody’s publishes EMEA credit risk heatmap
17 July 2019Low interest rates remain key credit risk for European insurers, and Italian and Nordic insurers most exposed to investment risk
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How investment regulations affect insurers’ ratings – the agency’s perspective
04 April 2019Antonello Aquino, associate managing director for EMEA at Moody’s, speaks about the evolution of the regulatory framework for insurers in Europe, and considerations for their investments. Interview by Vincent Huck
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