Archive

• MetLife's spin-off subsidiaries suffer ratings downgrade

  14 January 2016

  S&P and Moody's cite capital intensity and lack of group support

• Genworth downgraded after $478m impairment charge

  12 February 2015

  Further troubles with long-term care business

• 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