In the insurance industry, a ‘soft market’ is generally described as a period of plentiful insurance capa...
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Global Rating Agency Outlooks, Criteria Updates and Regulatory Developments...
Global Rating Agency Outlooks, Criteria Updates and Regulatory Developments...
Report / 6 months ago
Positive H1 results helped drive reinsurance outlook revision to stable - The Insurer
Positive movements in pricing and terms and conditions are anticipated to continue into the 2024 renewals, with this sustained momentum fuelling...
Positive movements in pricing and terms and conditions are anticipated to continue into the 2024 renewals, with this sustained momentum fuelling...
Article / 7 months ago
Ratings agencies highlight a tightrope for reinsurers to walk on performance
Ahead of the onslaught of analysis that is about to hit reinsurance market readers during their annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, ratings agency projections often...
Ahead of the onslaught of analysis that is about to hit reinsurance market readers during their annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, ratings agency projections often...
Article / 7 months ago
Property insurers' ratings under pressure as risk rises, Morningstar says - Reuters
The credit ratings of global property insurers are coming under pressure as rising reinsurance costs force them to cut back on cover and retain more risks themselves...
The credit ratings of global property insurers are coming under pressure as rising reinsurance costs force them to cut back on cover and retain more risks themselves...
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Article / 9 months ago
A Year in Florida: Special sessions, reinsurance woes, insolvencies, Ian
This year has been pivotal for the Florida homeowners' market, with two special sessions, a tumultuous reinsurance environment, a near-Category 5 hurricane...
This year has been pivotal for the Florida homeowners' market, with two special sessions, a tumultuous reinsurance environment, a near-Category 5 hurricane...
Article / 1 year ago
Global Insurance Sector Outlooks at Risk from Inflation, Rising Rates
Insurance sector outlooks in several markets around the world could move to ‘deteriorating’ if high inflation and...
Insurance sector outlooks in several markets around the world could move to ‘deteriorating’ if high inflation and...
Article / 2 years ago
European Insurance Sector Outlooks at Risk from Inflation, Rising Rates
Several European insurance sector outlooks could move to ‘deteriorating’ if high inflation persists and interest rate rises become more significant, Fitch Ratings says in a new report...
Several European insurance sector outlooks could move to ‘deteriorating’ if high inflation persists and interest rate rises become more significant, Fitch Ratings says in a new report...
Article / 2 years ago
Fla. property insurers' woes extend beyond ratings downgrades
Florida property and casualty insurers will continue to face a myriad of challenges despite the sudden creation of a temporary reinsurance program...
Florida property and casualty insurers will continue to face a myriad of challenges despite the sudden creation of a temporary reinsurance program...
Article / 2 years ago
Opinion: Hurricane Demotech peters out – but ramifications will endure
Hurricane Demotech now appears to have fizzled out to at most a tropical storm, but like the state’s last major hurricane, Irma, it could have a long-lasting tail...
Hurricane Demotech now appears to have fizzled out to at most a tropical storm, but like the state’s last major hurricane, Irma, it could have a long-lasting tail...
Article / 2 years ago
Southern Fidelity may wind-down after failing to secure reinsurance, losing rating
Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, the Florida focused primary insurance carrier that counts investment manager Hudson Structured Capital Management...
Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, the Florida focused primary insurance carrier that counts investment manager Hudson Structured Capital Management...
Article / 2 years ago