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US P/C insurers benefit from excess & surplus lines rebound

A recovery of the US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance market is benefitting US property & casualty (P/C) insurance companies, according to a Fitch Ratings report.   14 September 2018

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Reinsurance price improvements may not be sustainable: Fitch

Having endured the heavy losses of 2017, reinsurers should enjoy an improvement in profits in 2018 as rates improve and cat losses return to normal levels, according to Fitch Ratings.   4 May 2018

Reinsurance

Wilton Re and Prudential seal deal to reinsure $11bn of reserves

The agreement to result in approx. $350m of expected proceeds for Prudential.   23 August 2024

Insurance

Fitch keeps AXIS outlook ‘negative’ due to adverse earnings trends

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' (Strong) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of the operating subsidiaries of AXIS Capital Holdings and AXIS Capital's 'A-' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) but has kept the Rating Outlook as Negative.   10 October 2018

Insurance

Financial Conduct Authority crackdown could hit profits for UK motor and home insurers, finds Fitch

Fitch Ratings has warned that UK motor and home insurers could see a drop in profits next year as the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), moves to end high prices for customers who do not shop around for a better deal.   8 October 2019

Insurance

APCIA 2021 roundup

The US re/insurance industry gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver in early November for the first in-person APCIA annual conference since 2019. Here are the key takeaways from this year’s event.   11 November 2021

Reinsurance

The pandemic remains an earnings event for reinsurers, but why?

Pandemic-related losses are large but reinsurers look to have avoided the worst with a combination of financial discipline and the arrival of a hard market. Will efforts to inoculate themselves against the pandemic in H1 continue to be effective into the second half of the year, and how will it affect the wider market? Intelligent Insurer speaks to Robert Mazzuoli, director at Fitch Ratings, to find out more.   26 August 2020

Insurance

Medical liability can’t get rate, suffers 8th year of underwriting loss

Major shifts in health care have carriers chasing an ever smaller portion of the pie.   11 June 2024

Insurance

Fitch downgrades Prudential on UK demerger

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term ratings of UK-based life insurance group Prudential following the company's decision to separate its UK & European businesses (M&G Prudential) from the rest of the group.   14 March 2018

Insurance

European reinsurers resilient – but big four will see earnings hit: Fitch

European reinsurers showed 'capital and liquidity resilience' in a COVID-19 pandemic stress test.   29 May 2020

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