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US property rate debate rages as natcats soar
08 February 2024Demands for higher rates for homeowners coverage are creating tensions among consumer groups, regulators and underwriters. Sarfraz Thind reports on attempts to sustain the market as natural catastrophe losses mount
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Tighter equity capital rules from 2026 will cull Indonesia's insurers, Fitch expects
07 February 2024Higher requirements are being implemented in 2026 and 2028
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Solvency UK reforms unlikely to alter credit investors' view on insurers
26 January 2024Phoenix Group's Rakesh Thakrar described the reforms as a "correction" of previous rules
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Fitch calls peak on reinsurance margins as early signs of softer markets emerge
25 January 2024Rating agency says most price rises are in line with claims inflation
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Fitch ratings change proposals will ease criteria for hybrid debt
12 January 2024Up to 28 hybrid instruments could see upgrade, agency says
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Fitch revises financial ratio definitions for IFRS 17 and LDTI
12 January 2024Rating agency clarifies treatment of shareholders' equity, premium revenues and combined ratios
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KCC estimates Japan earthquake insured losses at $6.4bn
05 January 2024AM Best has said it expects the event to have a limited credit ratings impact for major domestic non-life insurers
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UK life sector set for boost in 2024 from PRT growth
04 January 2024Elsewhere in Europe, Fitch Ratings says life insurance sector outlooks are neutral
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First American hit by cyber-attack, but says funds are secure
29 December 2023It comes after the title insurer was previously fined $1m for a separate cyber breach
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With recession looming, AM Best maintains downbeat outlook for German insurers
19 December 2023Life and non-life sectors suffering in challenging economic conditions