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Japan's three non-life groups - Tokio Marine Holdings, SOMPO Holdings and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings - have maintained strong capital buffers despite...
With the 2019 hurricane season underway, U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers are well placed to weather the landfall of a significant storm, according to Fitch Ratings...
The Negative Outlook on the ratings reflect our view that the financial performance of Lloyd's remains challenging, with high attritional losses and a stubbornly high expense ratio...
The cyber insurance market remains a source of growth for U.S. property/casualty insurers; however, that growth is slowing, according to Fitch Ratings...
In the aggregate, U.S property/casualty insurers' financial leverage remained stable yoy, according to Fitch Ratings. The financial leverage ratio (FLR) for Fitch's aggregate was at 'A-' implied debt...
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry returned to a modest statutory underwriting profit in 2018 following two consecutive years of combined ratios above 100% as catastrophe losses...
Profit fundamentals remain favorable and supportive of current rating levels for U.S. insurance brokers in Fitch Ratings' universe, namely: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC), Aon Plc (AON) and Willis Towers Watson, plc (WLTW)...
UK non-life insurers will probably not get a profit boost despite a likely reduction in fraudulent insurance claims, Fitch Ratings says. We expect insurers to use the savings stemming from tighter...
Underlying profitability was hit by natural catastrophe losses, as reflected in Lloyd's of London reporting a combined ratio of 105% in 2018 (2017: 114%). However, some London market insurers, such as Beazley and Hiscox, were still able to report underwriting profits...
North American property/casualty (P/C) insurers saw improved operating returns and underwriting profits in 2018 despite a second consecutive year of higher than average catastrophe losses...
