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News featuring rating agency Moody’s, including the latest reports, rating actions and analysis from the company, as well as news on Moody’s analysis of the reinsurance sector.
Economic uncertainty dominates while capital positioning remains strong: Moody’s
14th May 2026
Moody’s Ratings, a credit ratings and risk analysis agency, has published findings from its annual survey of chief financial officers across 27 leading European re/insurers. Moody’s reports that the European insurance sector in 2026 is primarily focused on macroeconomic uncertainty, with competitive pressures and geopolitical risk also ranking highly. Despite this cautious ... Read the full article
Managing and pricing data centre risk remains a key challenge: Holmes, Moody’s
8th May 2026
Brandan Holmes, Senior Credit Officer at Moody's, said one of the main challenges for the insurance and reinsurance industry is managing, assessing, and pricing data centre risks, noting that there is limited historical data and that modelling is complex due to various unique engineering and risk elements. During Moody’s Ratings’ virtual ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades Peak Re’s ratings on consistent operating performance and underwriting discipline
24th April 2026
Moody’s has upgraded Peak Re’s Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) to A3 from Baa1, with the Hong Kong-based reinsurer attributing the improvement to strong fundamentals underpinned by consistently solid operating performance, disciplined underwriting, and prudent risk management. The rating agency also upgraded the backed subordinated debt rating of the perpetual subordinated ... Read the full article
Momentum to moderate for leading European insurers amid economic uncertainty: Moody’s
2nd April 2026
Despite strong 2025 results from Europe’s four largest primary insurers, Allianz, AXA, Generali and Zurich, Moody’s Ratings has warned that their momentum may slow as key growth drivers fade and geopolitical and economic risks begin to weigh on earnings. The peer group reported combined net profits of €32 billion for 2025, ... Read the full article
P&C profitability nears peak amid rising competition and strong balance sheets, says Moody’s
30th March 2026
According to Moody's Ratings, a provider of credit ratings and risk analysis, profitability in the property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance sector appears to have reached its peak as competition intensifies across all lines of business. Moody’s reports that in 2025, the combined ratio of four major European reinsurers, Hannover Re, Munich ... Read the full article
Jury verdicts against Meta and Google spotlight evolution of liability risk
30th March 2026
Two recent jury verdicts against Meta and Google are drawing attention as early signals of evolving liability risks, according to a new Moody’s report. In separate cases, juries found the companies liable under claims that certain harms were linked to software platforms engineered to maximise user engagement. Moody’s stressed that the ... Read the full article
Specialty re/insurers face increased loss risk from prolonged Iran conflict: Moody’s
12th March 2026
A new Moody’s report has warned that the ongoing conflict involving Iran has heightened tail risk for specialty insurers and reinsurers, namely those underwriting complex exposures such as marine war‑risk, aviation and political violence, by increasing the probability of large, concentrated claims if hostilities persist or escalate. The rating agency's "baseline ... Read the full article
US life insurers maintain steady but uneven profitability as rate support eases: Moody’s
3rd March 2026
Credit rating agency Moody’s reports that publicly traded US life insurers delivered solid, though uneven, operating profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the boost from higher interest rates subsided and yields stabilised. While results were generally positive compared with the prior year, sequential performance for some companies weakened due ... Read the full article
Nordic P&C insurers achieve strong underwriting results in 2025, growth set to moderate: Moody’s
23rd February 2026
Moody’s Investors Service, the international credit rating agency and provider of financial research, highlights that the eight leading Nordic property and casualty (P&C) insurers reported outstanding underwriting results in 2025. The sector’s average combined ratio, which represents claims and operating costs as a proportion of insurance revenue, declined to 84.8% from ... Read the full article
Moody’s integrates Oasis SaaS into its Intelligent Risk Platform
12th February 2026
Moody's, a data, intelligence and analytical tools provider, has announced the integration of the newly launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) into its Intelligent Risk Platform (IRP). This collaboration aims to provide re/insurers and brokers with a unified, vendor-neutral environment for catastrophe modelling, addressing the industry’s growing need ... Read the full article
Oasis launches industry-owned not-for-profit cat modelling SaaS platform
10th February 2026
Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF), a not-for-profit open source catastrophe modelling platform, has launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) - an industry-owned, vendor-neutral platform designed to preserve independence and choice. Oasis SaaS leverages its robust technology to target the delivery of enterprise-scale performance, while operating through an ... Read the full article
German Insurance outlook muted despite strong 2025 results: Moody’s
9th February 2026
Although preliminary results for 2025 indicate growth and improvement across both property & casualty (P&C) and life insurance in the German market, Moody's has cautioned that underwriting profitability is likely to ease in 2026, assuming normalised natural catastrophe claims and more moderate claims inflation. According to Moody's, the German insurance industry ... Read the full article
TD Cowen highlights Moody’s concern over 2027 P&C reinsurance outlook if recent trends continue
20th January 2026
Moody’s flagged concerns about the P&C reinsurance outlook for 2027 if recent trends of rate declines and incremental softening in terms and conditions continue into that year, TD Cowen reported following a recent call with the rating agency. On 16th January 2026, TD Cowen hosted a call on the 2026 outlook ... Read the full article
Strong premium growth set to lift profitability in India’s insurance sector: Moody’s
19th January 2026
Moody’s Ratings, the credit rating agency, expects India’s insurance industry to benefit from sustained premium growth over the medium term, supporting an improvement in profitability. In Moody’s view, this growth is being driven by strong economic expansion, rising household incomes, accelerating digital adoption, supportive tax measures and the government’s intention to ... Read the full article
Moody’s Ratings maintains stable outlook on global P&C insurance for 2026
6th January 2026
Moody's Ratings has maintained its stable outlook on the global property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector for 2026, with the rating agency expecting carriers to continue to generate good profitability and strong capitalisation against a backdrop of subdued global economic growth. The ratings agency revised its outlook on the sector ... Read the full article
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