Fitch Ratings' stable outlook on the China's insurance sector takes into consideration the underlying fundamentals...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 2 months ago
- www.fitchratings.com
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Challenges bring opportunity for (re)insurance in Asia - The Insurer
The silver lining to any challenge is the opportunity it brings, and, in Asia, reinsurers may be on the cusp of unlocking significant potential, says Fitch's Jessica Pratiwi and Siew Wai Wan...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 4 months ago
- www.theinsurer.com
Not All APAC Insurers' Hybrid Issues Are Created Equal
Instrument features and local regulatory frameworks are key to understanding the hybrid instruments issued by insurers in the Asia-Pacific. Unlike regulations for the banking industry, where regulators have universally adopted the Basel framework, rules for the insurance industry are fragmented...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 2 years ago
- www.fitchratings.com
Capital Rules Will Push Morocco Insurers into Gov't Bonds
Moroccan insurers are likely to gradually reduce their equity exposure and hold more government bonds in their investment portfolios when the country's new risk-based solvency regime comes into effect...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 3 years ago
- www.fitchratings.com
China's Enhanced Asset-Liability Management Rules Positive for Insurers
China's new regulations on asset-liability management will be positive for the insurance industry and help protect insurers from risks associated with asset-liability mismatches, Fitch Ratings says. Insurers are likely to shift towards selling protection...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 3 years ago
- www.fitchratings.com
French Mutual Insurers Will Continue to Lose Market Share
French mutual insurance companies will continue to lose market share as rising regulatory costs threaten their ability to compete with traditional insurers and bancassurers, Fitch Ratings says. Many mutual insurers are relatively small and therefore face a disproportionately...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 3 years ago
- www.fitchratings.com
IFRS 17 May Put Up Cost of Capital for European Insurers
IFRS 17, the new international accounting standard for insurance contracts from 2021, could temporarily increase the cost of capital for European insurers while investors familiarise themselves with the new standard, Fitch Ratings says...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 3 years ago
- www.fitchratings.com
Tier 1 awaited after Solvency II arrival - BIHC
Harish Gohil, Fitch's managing director, EMEA insurance, discusses the framework’s impact and shares his expectations regarding Tier 1 issuance with Bank+Insurance Hybrid Capital...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 4 years ago
- bihcapital.com
Herd instinct and regulation as a risk - The Actuary
Fitch insurance analysts David Prowse and Sam Mageed discuss how Solvency II requirements to protect policyholders could create new risks in The Actuary magazine...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 5 years ago
- www.theactuary.com
Solvency II Teleconference Replay
Insurers’ recent Solvency II disclosures; How to compare solvency ratios between companies; Expected changes to Solvency II; Use of Solvency II in ratings...
- Fitch Ratings / Article / 5 years ago
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