Archive

  • UK firms split on interest rate hedging strategy

    01 September 2016

    L&G has put its economic view on the pedestal, moving away from its rivals and challenging analysts who take Solvency II figures more seriously. Callum Tanner reports

  • Brexit threatens Lloyd's market

    01 September 2016

    Short term gains on fixed income but long-term drag on profits, says Fitch

  • US regulators to review credit ratings equivalency

    30 August 2016

    After damning report by Fitch

  • Insurers largely unscathed by Umbria earthquake

    26 August 2016

    Impact of insured losses on underwriting results is not material, Fitch predicts

  • Fitch downgrades Aegon one notch to A-

    24 August 2016

    Rating action reflects weak profitability

  • My 'A' is not like yours

    18 August 2016

    Fitch and AM Best are wrangling over the equivalency of their IFS rating scale. Hugo Coelho investigates what sets them apart and the implications for insurers buying reinsurance protection

  • Dutch insurers to cut €500m in costs until 2018 - Fitch

    07 July 2016

    Improving operational efficiency is response to run-offs and intense price competition

  • Brexit prompts 13-point drop in L&G's Solvency II ratio

    28 June 2016

    Ratio falls to 156% from 169% at end-2015

  • Fitch and S&P rule out insurer downgrades in the near term

    24 June 2016

    Rating actions dependent on prolonged economic slump and end of group solvency style regulation

  • Investor focus on solvency ratios could shape capital strategies

    10 May 2016

    Rating agency warns industry that investors will compare Q1 ratios