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Appetite for alternatives brings credit risk concerns for China's insurers
20 September 2017Moody's warns small and medium-sized insurers are most at risk, as regulatory and economic factors encourage less familiar investments
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Sovereign and bank exposures of South African life industry concerns Moody's
13 September 2017Industry earns one-third the yield it did in 2013
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Moody's predicts shift towards unrated assets on risk charge falling
06 September 2017Rating agency does not expect risk charge on sovereign bonds for standard formula users
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Insurer-owned UK asset managers grow AuM faster than rivals
29 June 2017Moody's survey reveals UK asset managers grew AuM during 2015 and 2016, but fee pressure dampens revenue growth
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UK interest rate hike curbed by 'mixed signals and inflationary pressures'
20 June 2017The economy's reaction to "the reality of Brexit negotiations" is a factor in setting policy rate, according to BoE governor Mark Carney
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Gothaer combines responsibility for life and investment products
26 May 2017Challenges brought by low interest rate climate and Solvency II require 'realignment of business model'
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'Third-party asset management is a natural extension for life insurers'
17 May 2017But Moody's warns that increased exposure to equity markets could result in credit downgrade
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Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's
27 April 2017Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits
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Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector
26 April 2017Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says
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China's top regulator embroiled in corruption investigation
10 April 2017Head of the country's insurance watchdog suspected of "serious disciplinary violations"