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European insurers to benefit from higher gov defence spending and higher bond yields, Fitch says
17 March 2025While also warning of mass lapse risk and limited impact on Solvency II positions
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Private credit not systemic risk, Fitch says, but needs close monitoring
13 February 2025As insurers continue to increase allocations to private asset classes
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UK insurers will struggle to meet government's investment hopes for UK PLC, CreditSights says
23 January 2025In addition to risk of becoming a proxy for investors to short UK sovereigns
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European insurers resilient to rates in 2025, Fitch says
04 December 2024Lifers to benefit from higher reinvestment yields due to long portfolio duration
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European insurers' ratings safe from EIOPA fossil surcharges, Fitch says
21 November 2024Agency predicts proposed increase in capital requirements would affect firms' Solvency II ratios by less than 100bps
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German lifers' ratings unaffected by TMTP recalculations, Fitch says
08 November 2024But warns declining bond yields could put some life insurers' capital under pressure again
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US lifers prepared for lower rates environment, Fitch says
01 November 2024Fixed income and CRE to benefit, despite offices being under "immense pressure" and predicting losses in the subclass to increase
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Fitch singles out CNP Assurances for outlook downgrade to 'Negative'
24 October 2024France's downgrade impacts CNP and parent company La Banque Postale, ratings agency says
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Chart of the Week - Chinese insurance investments in the context of APAC peers
18 October 2024Fitch has outlined where China's CIOs are heading - and why
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Reinsurers prepared for interest rate cuts, ratings agencies say
10 September 2024Sector outlook positive