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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...
The delay to the implementation of a new accounting standard, IFRS 17, will allow insurers and reinsurers to reduce operational risks, Fitch Ratings says in a new report...
Australian insurers are likely to face short-term challenges as they addresses recommendations stemming from a royal commission into the financial services industry, but successful implementation should be...
Australia's banking system faces short-term challenges in addressing shortcomings in culture and governance that led to a number of misconduct issues in the system, says Fitch Ratings...
Growth in the New Zealand life insurance industry is likely to be hampered in the short term while insurers address issues raised by regulators following a review of the industry's conduct and culture, Fitch Ratings says...
Interim solutions and contingency planning with respect to derivatives and insurance claims are reducing some significant risks a "no-deal" Brexit would present to the European financial services sector...
Fitch Ratings says in a new special report that it expects Saudi Arabia's changing regulatory landscape to incentivise M&A activity and drive consolidation among smaller firms...
The credit profiles of both life and non-life insurers in South Korea will continue to be supported by sustained financial fundamentals, with an increasing emphasis on capital and risk management...
Fitch Ratings' sector outlooks for the UK non-life company market and the London market are negative for 2019, with intense competition set to continue eroding profit margins. The negative sector outlooks also...
The automotive, aerospace, retail, real estate and airline sectors are all exposed to a "no-deal" Brexit, Fitch Ratings says. The risk to individual issuers varies with their size, diversification and financial strength...
