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Investment yields defend German non-life sector's neutral ratings outlook from underwriting nosedive
06 February 2024Fitch Ratings says sector faces its "worst underwriting results in recent times"
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Investors reveal how Solvency II reform could change views on UK insurers' bonds
05 February 2024While EIOPA reveals how investors view European underwriters' bonds and equities
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Additional regulation for AI decision-making "inevitable", ABI says
29 January 2024Insurers need to be open with regulators about how they are using AI
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Comment - Evergrande fails to live up to its name, but will China's insurers survive its death-knell?
29 January 2024Hong Kong court today told Chinese property developer seeking a stay of its liquidation, 'enough is enough'
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Solvency II UK reforms might make illiquid assets more attractive, but don't expect the Wild West
26 January 2024David Otudeko, head of prudential regulation at the ABI, reminds Fitch audience that any changes would be met by tougher regulation.
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Japanese watchdog gets 21 takers for ESG data code of conduct
22 January 2024Code's founding technical committee chaired by professor Tetsuo Kitagawa of Aoyama Gakuin University
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Dutch HY bond exposures levelled off in 2023
16 January 2024No risk to ratings as higher rates mean less reach for yield, Fitch says
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Fitch expects GA returns to support Sumitomo Life during M&As
05 January 2024Sumitomo is buying Singapore Life entirely, including S$14.4bn assets
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Market share of UK lifers in pension risk transfer market revealed
04 January 2024Fitch expects no let-up in annuity writers' hunger for illiquids in 2024
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IMF looks to ruin PE-insurer party
29 December 2023The International Monetary Fund has raised further warning flags on private equity-owned insurance businesses. At the heart of the concerns are the illiquid assets these insurers use which may lead to financial catastrophe, if the IMF is to be believed.