Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As September 15, 2015 By Sarah Jones Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of...
Can U.S. P/C Insurers Handle Equity Market Volatility? September 11, 2015 While some are more exposed than others, U.S. property/casualty insurers generally can handle more significant deterioration in global equity market...
Fitch: Downward Pricing Pressures in Reinsurance Market Begin to Slow August 25, 2015 The reinsurance market showed signs of decelerating rate declines in its most recent June/July 2015 renewals, indicating that pricing could...
Fitch Upgrades Citizens to ‘AA-‘, Outlook Stable May 14, 2015 Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating on the following senior secured bonds of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp., FL, PLA/CLA...
Fitch Upgrades Citizens’ Coastal Account, Outlook Stable May 5, 2015 Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA-‘ rating to the following senior secured bonds of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Coastal...
Foreign Mortgage Bond Buyers Surpass Danish Pension Funds, Insurers November 4, 2014 By Frances Schwartzkopff International investors are overtaking Danish pension funds and insurers as the biggest buyers of the Nordic country’s covered mortgage bonds,...
China Insurers Face Shadow Banking Default Risk: Ratings Agencies October 29, 2014 By Justina Lee A doubling in the trust holdings of China’s insurers has prompted ratings companies to warn the industry may be taking...
Fitch: Hawaii Storms Shouldn’t Hurt Cat Bonds August 12, 2014 Insured losses stemming from two Hawaii hurricanes won’t break the bank, in large part because both storms diminished in intensity...
Fitch Raises Italy Insurance Market Outlook as 1st Half Betters Expectations August 12, 2014 By Mark Bentley Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook to stable from negative, reflecting expectations that insurers’ profit and capital adequacy will be...
Fitch Upgrades Lloyd’s Ratings to ‘AA-‘; Outlook Stable June 11, 2014 Fitch Ratings announced that it has upgraded Lloyd’s of London’s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating to ‘AA-‘ from ‘A+’, and...