Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses November 15, 2021 All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period...
Reinsurance Price Increases Support Improving Outlook for Sector: Fitch October 26, 2021 Reinsurers’ plans to continue raising premium rates during the January 2022 renewals are likely to contribute to stronger profitability and...
Bermuda’s Tax Advantage for Re/Insurers to Be Cut With 15% Global Minimum Tax: Fitch October 22, 2021 Bermuda’s advantageous tax status for the re/insurance industry will be reduced at the margin with the expected passage of the...
Reinsurance Prices Expected to Harden at Jan. 2022 Renewals – with Less Momentum August 24, 2021 Global reinsurers’ underwriting performance will continue to improve in 2022 as premium rate increases take hold, with further rate hikes...
Fitch Sees No Ratings Change, ‘Modest Benefit’ for Liberty Mutual in State Auto Buy July 29, 2021 Fitch Ratings said it does not expect Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc.’s ratings to be impacted by its planned acquisition...
Germany’s Floods Will See ‘Sizable’ Protection Gap. Could Insurance Demand Increase? July 22, 2021 By L.S. Howard With an insured price tag of €4 billion to €5 billion (US$4.7 billion to $5.9 billion), economic losses from Germany’s...
German Floods Will Be Expensive but Unlikely to Burn Through Insurers’ Earnings: Fitch July 20, 2021 The recent severe floods in Germany could add up to 5 percentage points to German non-life insurers’ net combined ratios...
Olympics Ban on Spectators to Cost Reinsurers Far Less Than Cancellation: Fitch July 13, 2021 Japan’s decision to bar spectators from the Tokyo Olympics is likely to cost the global reinsurance sector $300 million to...
Workers’ Compensation Profit Picture Looks Good in Short Term: Fitch June 15, 2021 With favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, workers’ compensation underwriting...
Fitch Affirms Intact’s Ratings After RSA Acquisition; RSA Subsidiary Upgraded to ‘AA-‘ June 2, 2021 Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of Intact Financial Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries at ‘AA-‘ (very strong),...