COVID Takes Big Bite from Multiline Insurers’ Earnings, in ‘Manageable’ Event: S&P May 28, 2021 By L.S. Howard The COVID-19 crisis cost 16 global multiline insurers about $8 billion in 2020, although they still reported substantial net profit...
Analysts Affirm CNA Ratings As Insurer Continues Probe of Cyber Attack March 29, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson CNA Financial Corp.’s financial ratings have not been affected by the insurer’s recent cyber attack. AM Best, S&P Global Ratings...
Reinsurers Saw ‘Good’ Rate Hikes in January Renewals, but Will Be Asking for More: S&P March 2, 2021 By L.S. Howard Global property and casualty reinsurers saw “good” rate increases during the January 2021 renewals but they came up short of...
AIG’s Plan to Divest Life & Retirement Business Could Prompt Ratings Downgrades November 2, 2020 By Mark Hollmer American International Group’s plan to downsize by divesting its Life & Retirement (L&R) business is drawing cautious and wary reactions...
Reinsurers’ Investment Strategies Offer Buffer for Low Interest Rates, Pandemic: S&P October 30, 2020 By L.S. Howard A decade of low interest rates and tough underwriting conditions has led reinsurers to cautiously invest in riskier and more...
Reinsurance Sector Can Expect More Negative Rating Actions over Next Year: S&P September 9, 2020 By Adrian Leonard Despite the global reinsurance sector’s “robust capital position” and “very high rate rises,” which are expected to “carry on for...
S&P Says Underwriting in Lloyd’s Market Continues to Improve August 21, 2020 The Lloyd’s market looks unlikely to turn an underwriting profit in 2020 given the pandemic and hurricane season. However, there...
Second Wave of Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Weaken Insurers’ Capital Buffers: S&P July 14, 2020 Global insurers have proven resilient during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their capital strength has helped stave...
S&P’s Outlook for AGCS Revised to Negative on ‘Weak Underwriting Performance’ June 18, 2020 S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) to negative from stable, while...
S&P Affirms Munich Re’s ‘AA-‘ Ratings, Reflecting Sufficient Capital for COVID-19 Crisis May 29, 2020 S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its “AA-” long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for Munich Re and its subsidiaries,...