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Japanese insurers turn to foreign assets for yield
26 August 2020Foreign securities now make up about 30% of total assets
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Rating agency oligopoly harms investors, says GDV
25 August 2020German insurers launch broadside against agencies for excessive price hikes and forced licence agreements
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Fitch revises outlook for Japan sovereign from stable to negative
03 August 2020Impact on insurers marginal as Japanese firms already plagued with negative outlooks
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China's regulator spells out loosening of equities investment limits
23 July 2020Ceilings will be tied to solvency ratios, CBIRC explains
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South Korean insurers' earnings take a 38% hit in Q1
29 June 2020Fitch warns of further headaches for South Korean and Thai industries
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Three in ten insurance groups received negative outlook from Fitch
17 June 2020COVID-19 impact on equity and sovereign bond holdings drove adverse forecast
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Dialling up the asset management products in China
21 April 2020New regulatory guidelines in China for insurers' asset management products could electrify the once contentious $400bn market. David Walker reports
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Fitch Ratings weighs in on COVID-19 impact on APAC and Europe
18 March 2020Drops rating outlook for APAC Life insurance to negative and identifies Europe's reinsurers' risks
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Coronavirus to heighten investment risk in South Korea insurers
16 March 2020Fitch warns of danger as Moody's acts on Hanwha Life
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When China sneezes, Europe's insurers catch the cold
11 March 2020Analysis by Insurance Risk Data shows most countries' underwriters were adding equities in general accounts as virus risk approached. David Walker reports