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Insurance

Reinsurance hardening to stay firm in 2024 but with softer price bumps

Fitch expects reinsurers to uphold strong underwriting discipline despite higher interest rates.   25 August 2023

Insurance

Fitch Ratings: profitability at peak in 2019 for US title insurers

The prospect of higher interest rates may curb refinancing activity.   22 November 2019

Insurance

Fitch Ratings revises 2020 North American life insurance outlook to negative

‘Recent return to lower interest rates will define 2020 for North American life insurers.’   5 December 2019

Insurance

US insurers likely had $1.16bn invested in failed banks

Insurers incomparable to banks given stable liability profile & solvency measures.   15 March 2023

Reinsurance

Reinsurance margin peak on the horizon as profits draw capacity: Fitch

The cat bond bonanza may roll on in 2024 to add margin pressure to top layers   29 February 2024

Insurance

Bermuda reinsurers can take rate on pace to pad margins in ’23: Fitch

The newly arrived ‘true hard market’ will hold through mid-year renewals at least.   24 January 2023

Insurance

Cat losses & inflation drive rate hikes

Economic inflation has driven claims inflation, and natural catastrophes are an important contributory factor, says Fitch Ratings’ Robert Mazzuoli.   24 October 2022

Insurance

Insurers warned of ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook in 2023 as inflation spikes

Fitch warns weaker insurers and those with weak risk management of negative rating actions.   16 September 2022

Insurance

Non-life insurers still chasing inflation; outlook under ‘bearish tilt’

Fitch keeps ‘deteriorating’ outlook on key European markets Germany, France & UK corporate.   26 June 2023

Insurance

Bermuda re/insurers pad ’22 margins on trimmed cat loss: Fitch

Supportive pricing and terms should hold in the April and mid-year reinsurance renewals.   28 March 2023

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