Building a larger presence in emerging ‘transition’ technologies could help the insurance industry to lea...
Mongolia’s Fiscal and Export Outperformance Likely to be Temporary
Mongolia has benefited this year from rebounding commodity exports, which have stabilised public and external finances in the near term. However, Fitch...
Mongolia has benefited this year from rebounding commodity exports, which have stabilised public and external finances in the near term. However, Fitch...
Article / 5 months ago
LatAm Insurance Sector 2023 Outlook Neutral in Most Markets
The outlooks consider premium growth aligned with economic growth, normalization of life and health loss ratios to pre-pandemic levels and pricing adjustments in non-life business lines that may benefit underwriting performance...
The outlooks consider premium growth aligned with economic growth, normalization of life and health loss ratios to pre-pandemic levels and pricing adjustments in non-life business lines that may benefit underwriting performance...
Article / 1 year ago
The Rise of InsurTechs Changing Indonesia’s Insurance Market
Digitalisation through InsurTechs or traditional insurers’ digital platforms will improve the insurance penetration rate in Indonesia, Fitch Ratings says in a new report...
Digitalisation through InsurTechs or traditional insurers’ digital platforms will improve the insurance penetration rate in Indonesia, Fitch Ratings says in a new report...
Article / 1 year ago
Latin American Reinsurance Market Challenged by Economic Turbulence and Climate Change
Fitch Ratings forecasts a broadly stable underlying level of profitability for the global reinsurance sector in 2022 and 2023 as price increases and rising reinvestment yields...
Fitch Ratings forecasts a broadly stable underlying level of profitability for the global reinsurance sector in 2022 and 2023 as price increases and rising reinvestment yields...
Article / 2 years ago
Latin American Insurers Face Inflation and Rising Interest Rate Effects
Persistent high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates affect various insurance markets within Latin America, according to Fitch Ratings in a new special report...
Persistent high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates affect various insurance markets within Latin America, according to Fitch Ratings in a new special report...
Article / 2 years ago
Most FI Outlooks Still Neutral, but Risks Skewed to the Downside
The vast majority of financial institution sector outlooks remain neutral despite the significant deterioration in the global macroeconomic outlook this year...
The vast majority of financial institution sector outlooks remain neutral despite the significant deterioration in the global macroeconomic outlook this year...
Article / 2 years ago
War and Pandemic Increase Prevalence of EM Twin Deficits
Fitch Ratings forecasts that more than a quarter of Fitch-rated emerging markets (EMs) will experience budget and current account deficits of at least 4% of GDP in 2022...
Fitch Ratings forecasts that more than a quarter of Fitch-rated emerging markets (EMs) will experience budget and current account deficits of at least 4% of GDP in 2022...
Article / 2 years ago
War, Stagflation Risks to Financial Institutions Are Concentrated in Emerging Markets
The risks to global financial institutions’ (FI) credit profiles from a stagflation scenario associated with the Russia-Ukraine war are concentrated...
The risks to global financial institutions’ (FI) credit profiles from a stagflation scenario associated with the Russia-Ukraine war are concentrated...
Article / 2 years ago
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Raises Risks for Some Emerging Markets
Emerging markets (EMs) face a variety of additional credit risks stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict...
Emerging markets (EMs) face a variety of additional credit risks stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict...
Article / 2 years ago
Sharp Takaful Growth in Malaysia, Pressure on Profitability
The Malaysian takaful industry’s sound contribution growth has been led by family takaful...
The Malaysian takaful industry’s sound contribution growth has been led by family takaful...
Article / 2 years ago