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Insurance potential linked to Mexico’s economic backdrop

Speaking to FIDES Today, rating agency AM Best outlines the unpredictable market in Mexico, Latin America’s second largest economy, and potential market growth in Panama.   9 September 2019

Insurance

Coronavirus epidemic impact on China’s non-life market likely to be limited

The central government is to shoulder the medical expenses.   4 February 2020

Insurance

Aspen outlook revised to negative due to capital erosion after three FY losses in a row

AM Best warns that failure to improve operating performance could lead to further negative rating action.   2 April 2020

Insurance

French life Insurers under pressure to cut bonus rates as low interest rates bite

This should enable insurers to protect their margins on core traditional savings business.   3 February 2020

Insurance

Emirates Retakaful write-off prompts AM Best outlook revision

Ratings agency AM Best said on Aug. 24 that it revised the outlook to negative from positive for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of Emirates Retakaful (ERL) following a $36 million write-off from gross written contributions for 2016.   24 August 2017

Insurance

Catalonia conflict impacts Spanish re/insurers: AM Best

The political uncertainty created by events following Catalonia’s independence referendum has created volatility in Spanish insurers’ investment portfolios and raised concerns about future access to business, according to AM Best.   16 October 2017

Insurance

Principles and priorities: re/insurers tackling the challenge of ESG

The re/insurance industry is often accused of lagging when it comes to embracing ESG issues, but there are good reasons for its caution, around investments and underwriting.   1 April 2022

Insurance

Enhanced regulations in Gulf Cooperation Council fuel concerns of weaknesses in markets: AM Best

New regulations in a number of markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) enhancing minimum capital and solvency requirements as well as incorporating actuarial based pricing and reserving have impacted profitability of many insurance companies, said AM Best.   28 September 2016

Insurance

AM Best warns on impact of UK personal injury rate change on re/insurers

The shift in the personal injury rate is a clear negative for the short-term earnings and capitalisation of UK insurers, particularly those with large motor portfolios, AM Best said in a statement.   1 March 2017

Insurance

Ratings users unaware of big differences between Fitch and AM Best

Fitch Ratings has released a report which details the differences and lack of comparability between its own insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings and those of AM Best – in particular at the 'A-' level.   18 July 2016

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