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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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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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Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers
03 October 2019US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.
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German public insurers have above-average exposure to low rates
26 April 2019Fitch Ratings warns that limited scope to diversify into index-linked products puts public sector insurers at greater risk than private counterparts
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Finding a role for insurance asset managers in a sustainable financial system
24 September 2018New report by the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability project calls on all actors in the financial system to move as one on sustainability issues. Vincent Huck reports
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Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries
17 July 2018The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Capital rules pushing Moroccan insurers into government bonds
21 March 2018