The floods and severe rainfall that ravaged Southern Brazil are hurting the nation's powerhouse agricultu...
Reinsurers Diverge on Appetite for Catastrophe Risk
Reinsurers’ appetites to offer cover for property-catastrophe risk are diverging as climate change makes weather-related losses increasingly frequent, severe and volatile...
Reinsurers’ appetites to offer cover for property-catastrophe risk are diverging as climate change makes weather-related losses increasingly frequent, severe and volatile...
Article / 2 years ago
Property Cat Reinsurance Rates to Rise Double-Digit at Renewals
Fitch Ratings expects reinsurance rates to increase by more than 10% in catastrophe-related lines of business when contracts are renewed in January 2022, which supports the improving sector outlook for 2022...
Fitch Ratings expects reinsurance rates to increase by more than 10% in catastrophe-related lines of business when contracts are renewed in January 2022, which supports the improving sector outlook for 2022...
Article / 2 years ago
Accumulation of Catastrophe Losses Expected to Weigh on P/C Results
The U.S. P/C industry's reported 3Q20 natural catastrophe losses will be the largest since 3Q17, driven by an elevated frequency...
The U.S. P/C industry's reported 3Q20 natural catastrophe losses will be the largest since 3Q17, driven by an elevated frequency...
Article / 4 years ago
London Market Insurance Dashboard: 2019 Results
Strong Investment Income Boosts Profits Reported profits of London market insurers in 2019 were boosted by strong investment income...
Strong Investment Income Boosts Profits Reported profits of London market insurers in 2019 were boosted by strong investment income...
Article / 4 years ago
Global Wildfire Risk Illustrates ESG Factor Relevance for Credit
Recent catastrophic wildfires in Australia and the US state of California underscore the importance of environmental considerations when evaluating the credit quality of utilities globally...
Recent catastrophic wildfires in Australia and the US state of California underscore the importance of environmental considerations when evaluating the credit quality of utilities globally...
Article / 4 years ago
Insurers Well Placed to Weather 2019 Hurricane Season
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...
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...
Article / 5 years ago
US P/C Insurer Financial Leverage Stable; Fixed-Charge Coverage Recovers to 2016 Levels
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...
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...
Article / 5 years ago
