Archive

  • Swiss franc appreciation puts pressure on solvency ratios, says Moody's

    17 February 2015

    Constraints for Swiss insurers paying dividends in francs and reporting in dollars

  • Genworth downgraded after $478m impairment charge

    12 February 2015

    Further troubles with long-term care business

  • QE to accelerate shift into illiquid assets

    23 January 2015

    Demand for non-euro assets is another option for hard-pressed insurers, analysts say

  • AM Best maintains negative reinsurance outlook

    06 January 2015

    Highlights pressure on investment yield

  • A fragile recovery?

    23 December 2014

    Genworth's announcement of a $600m charge related to its long-term care book has once again drawn attention to the sustainability of this market. Yet a closer look reveals a revised product which offers enticing possibilities for insurers, as Marcus Alcock discovers

  • Moody's downgrades SNS Reaal on weakening capitalisation

    10 December 2014

    Credit rating of insurance units cut to Baa3, one notch above junk

  • Dutch insurers could take €900m charge on mortgage revaluation

    27 November 2014

    Moody's warns about negative impact on solvency ratios of life insurers

  • Moody's: Leverage ratios at lowest level since the crisis

    13 November 2014

    Insurers borrow less as declining earnings make debt servicing onerous

  • Moody's downgrades Old Mutual Life Assurance rating

    12 November 2014

    Follows weakening of South African government creditworthiness

  • Guaranteed-rate cut will hurt German insurers

    22 October 2014

    Moody's predicts short-term fall in sales levels

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