Archive

  • German life firms hold barely one-quarter of required interest reserves

    07 December 2017

    Fitch estimates €150bn is needed in ZZR by 2024, given low interest rates

  • With-profits in Italy gets a lift from Ivass consultation

    21 November 2017

    Rule changes would allow for multi-year profits smoothing

  • AIR raises California wildfires loss estimate to $10.5bn

    17 November 2017

    Three times higher than last month's estimates

  • Unlucky 13 German life firms go sub-100% on solvency ratio without TMTP

    13 November 2017

    Fitch foresees run-off and M&A of the smaller weaklings

  • German life business in run-off set to double by 2022 after Generali Leben decision, says Fitch

    09 October 2017

    Rating agency also downgrades Generali Deutschland's subsidiary

  • Weak risk modelling at heart of possible insurer downgrades, warns Fitch

    27 September 2017

    Some insurers will need fresh capital after loss year may reach $190bn

  • German non-life to continue premium hikes in light of poor investment yields

    23 August 2017

    Solvency ratios expected to decline but remain above 250% at year-end 2017 says Fitch

  • Insurers face $8.1bn loss in extreme cyber-attack scenario

    17 July 2017

    Uncertainty around aggregation means economic losses could reach $121bn, says Lloyd's report

  • Fitch turns negative on Lloyd's rating

    29 June 2017

    Calculates recent combined ratio at 98%

  • Two-thirds increase in German life run-off expected: Fitch

    27 April 2017

    Firms to manage back-books internally in short term but many expected to transfer in next five years