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  • Hurricane Helene will be earnings not capital event, S&P says

    04 October 2024

    State Farm has biggest exposure to states most hit by hurricane

  • Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests

    17 September 2024

    Reinsurance carriers that are part of a group can often have different credit profiles than are implied by their credit ratings, as Stuart Shipperlee explains

  • Insurers' underwriting actions can tackle climate risk effects, says S&P

    10 September 2024

    The rating agency said a climate induced rise in claims is unlikely to lead to negative rating actions

  • RVS 2024: Reinsurers arrive strong, but an uncertain world could test their limits

    06 September 2024

    The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers sail in with robust financials - but there are uncertain waters on the horizon. Joshua Geer reports

  • Reinsurers' structural changes protect them from severe convective storm losses

    09 August 2024

    S&P Global Ratings says insured losses from severe convective storms have surged

  • Japan's insurers preparing to accept more cancer-related risks

    09 August 2024

    S&P Global Ratings says market enjoys high and stable profit margins

  • S&P Global monitors funded reinsurance risk in Japan

    30 July 2024

    Ratings agency welcomes post-scandal reforms in non-life sector

  • Australia's health insurers hit 26-year peak in customer numbers in 2023

    25 July 2024

    But S&P Global Ratings warns about return of higher cost inflation

  • IFRS 17 is "two steps forward, one step back" for insurance accounting

    03 July 2024

    Updated standard removes asset-liability mismatch, but impedes comparability, says S&P

  • Australian non-life reinsurance costs rise 44% in seven years, S&P Global finds

    17 June 2024

    Premium growth outstripped reinsurance hikes over period