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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.
Moody’s negative on French insurance as low rates hit profits
13th December 2019
Moody’s has assigned a negative outlook for the French insurance sector in 2020, reflecting growing pressures on the P&C insurers’ profitability due to low interest rates. The outlook for the French insurance market was changed to negative in November, when Moody’s updated its outlook on the European insurance sector. The rating agency ... Read the full article
Global life sector stable despite low interest rates: Moody’s
12th December 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a stable outlook to the global life insurance sector in 2020, despite concerns about the adverse impact of low interest rates on profitability and solvency. Analysts believe the industry is supported by solid regulatory capital and relatively conservative investment portfolios, and has made efforts to adapt ... Read the full article
Stable Japan life outlook underpinned by strong underwriting: Moody’s
11th December 2019
Moody’s has assigned a stable outlook for Japan’s life insurers in 2020, as core profits and capital stay strong despite low interest rates. Analysts explained that the life sector is supported by strong and stable underwriting margins that will continue over the next 12-18 months. Capital is also expected to be supported ... Read the full article
Low interest rates persist, applying pressure to life insurers: Moody’s
10th December 2019
Life insurers globally are feeling pressure on investment income and a weight on their economic solvency amid a persistent low interest-rate environment, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s expects rates to remain low for longer than initially expected as global growth remains sluggish and inflation expectations are subdued. "Falling ... Read the full article
Moody’s maintains stable outlook for global P&C insurance
9th December 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has maintained its stable outlook for global property and casualty (P&C) insurance in 2020, as solid capitalisation and pricing trends continue to offset negative factors. Analysts believes that the global P&C sector will continue to benefit from overall economic growth in 2020, even as momentum begins to slow, ... Read the full article
Financial leverage of Europe’s largest insurers to be stable in 2020: Moody’s
6th December 2019
Moody's Investors Service has said that over the next 18 months, the financial leverage at the largest insurance companies in Europe is expected to be broadly stable. According to financial services ratings agency, Moody's, some of Europe's insurers might look to take advantage of the low interest rate environment to increase ... Read the full article
Italian insurance industry outlook held at stable by Moody’s
3rd December 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has maintained its stable outlook for the Italian insurance industry amid a moderate premium growth in property and casualty and a favourable shift in the business mix for life insurers. Underwriting profitability for P&C remains strong, notes Moody’s, driven in part by a recovery in premium growth and ... Read the full article
Moody’s increasingly positive on mortgage insurers as reinsurance use grows
2nd December 2019
With mortgage insurers in the U.S. increasingly leveraging the capital markets to secure reinsurance protection, alongside traditional forms of coverage, Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has taken some positive rating actions and a somewhat more positive outlook on market players. Overall, notes Moody's, the U.S. mortgage insurance sector has reported broad-based improvements ... Read the full article
Capital strength threatened by severe stress scenarios, reports Moody’s
29th November 2019
Severe stress scenarios could cause the risk-based capital (RBC) of US life re/insurers to deteriorate to an extent that would put credit ratings under pressure, according to analysts at Moody’s. The rating agency currently considers the US life industry to be well capitalised with a median RBC ratio of 447%. However, it ... Read the full article
Outlook stable for Chinese P&C insurers in 2020: Moody’s
28th November 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has issued a stable outlook for China’s property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry in 2020, based on diversifying business growth, stable profitability, and strong capitalisation. Offsetting these factors is the fast growth in unseasoned non-motor lines, as well as potential acceleration in motor pricing liberalisation, analysts said. “China’s P&C ... Read the full article
Moody’s maintains stable outlook for US life sector in 2020
25th November 2019
Moody's has maintained its stable outlook for the U.S. life insurance sector in 2020 amid strong capital, and despite the significant challenges of the ongoing low interest rate environment. The U.S. life insurance sector's strong capital position, as well as its focus on adapting products to the low interest environment and ... Read the full article
Moody’s stable on US P&C personal insurance in 2020
22nd November 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a stable outlook to US property and casualty (P&C) personal insurance in 2020, reflecting ample capital, effective risk management, and evolving technology. Analysts noted that personal auto insurers reported good profitability for the majority of 2019, owing to cumulative rate increases and better than expected loss ... Read the full article
Moody’s outlook negative for European insurance in 2020
19th November 2019
Moody’s outlook for the European insurance sector in 2020 is negative, reflecting growing profitability and solvency pressures due to low interest rates, macroeconomic uncertainty, and rising environment, social and governance (ESG) risk. Analysts believe that low interest rates have weakened insurers’ Solvency II ratios in 2019, with many experiencing declines of ... Read the full article
Moody’s revises US mortgage insurance sector outlook to stable
15th November 2019
Financial services ratings agency Moody's has revised its outlook for the U.S. mortgage insurance sector to stable from positive, in light of moderated macroeconomic conditions through an extended economic cycle. Moderating macroeconomic conditions are expected as a result of slowing economic growth and forecasts for higher unemployment in the U.S., says ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades AmWINS ratings, outlook stable
28th October 2019
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the corporate family rating and first-lien credit facility ratings of AmWINS Group, Inc. and changed its ratings outlook from positive to stable. The corporate family rating was changed from B2 to B1, based on the company’s strong credit metrics, while the first-line credit facility ratings moved ... Read the full article
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