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Market risk outweighs health underwriting risk for Japanese industry
09 March 2020As Asian markets tank, Fitch outlines the dangers by asset class
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China Life asset manager joins battle against coronavirus
03 February 2020Chinese affiliated managers also fighting tumbling markets
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South Korean insurers in the low rates storm
02 January 2020Some South Korean insurers are making 1% too little from their investments to cover their promises. David Walker reports on the investment challenges the industry faces, and how it is coping.
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Fitch predicts financing pressure for some borrowers as ESG precepts grow
20 December 2019Ratings agency flags possible 'policy push' using EU taxonomy for sustainability
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European insurers' foray into Asian real estate
17 December 2019David Walker explores the opportunities and challenges for insurers investing in real estate in the Far East.
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Fitch cuts US life sector outlook to negative for 2020
05 December 2019Warns on low rates and vulnerability to "big market shock"
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Fitch reveals falling reinvestment yields for German non-life
04 December 2019Ratings agency also increases claims levels for ‘new normal’ of German natcats
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Fitch reveals negative spread of Korean life firms
28 November 2019Alternatives, foreign assets and new product design helping to close the gap
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AIG issues $397m RMBS
03 October 2019Deal is second from AIG this year, likely interest from insurers
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Ibor transition still patchy as 2021 deadline looms
03 October 2019Structured finance market among slowest to shift to new benchmarks, says Fitch