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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...
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...
The increase in taxes on imported vehicles in Sri Lanka is likely to cause the growth in motor insurance policy premiums to slow in the near term, says Fitch Ratings...
Fitch Rating says that Swiss insurers were able to achieve premium growth in 2018 despite difficult capital market conditions amid low interest rates...
UK motor insurers' profit margins will remain under pressure as insurers struggle to increase premium rates to keep pace with rising claim costs...
Nearly 20% of global financial institution ratings are currently influenced by governance risk according to an analysis of new Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Relevance Scores...
Fitch Ratings believes the biggest near-term impact of InsurTech will be its ability to revolutionize how insurers collect, access and analyze data. Fitch discussed this issue and others at its InsurTech...
Chinese corporates' outbound M&A activities fell in 2018 and are likely to drop again in 2019, due to increased regulatory scrutiny from the US and Europe, a less supportive approach from...
Chinese insurers are unlikely to dramatically alter their investment strategies or modify their asset allocations despite recent encouragement from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission...
Bermuda-based (re)insurers continue to be tested by challenging market conditions, including heightened catastrophic losses and diminishing competitive advantage resulting from U.S. tax reform, according to Fitch Ratings...
