Archive

• 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

• US P&C firms pushed up financial leverage in 2016

  21 April 2017

  Close to 2% increase in financial leverage ratios issued compared to 2015, says Fitch

• Dutch firms most affected by UFR change: Fitch

  07 April 2017

  But solvency ratios unlikely to fall below 140%

• Increased lapse risk leads to negative outlook for Italian life firms

  14 March 2017

  Profitability and capitalisation are under threat, says Fitch

• Deferred tax continues to complicate SII ratios

  09 March 2017

  Changing requirements from regulators over the loss absorbing-capacity of deferred tax means insurers' Solvency II capital will remain at the mercy of this complex, opaque and inconsistent factor

• Why London is losing out to Bermuda after major catastrophes

  09 February 2017

  The failure of the London Market to attract the majority of new reinsurance capital after major US catastrophes is in large part down to the flexibility of regulators. For now, Bermuda retains the advantage. Callum Tanner reports