Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings : Ageas ratings upgraded
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ageas' immediate holding company Ageas Insurance International NV Long term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A-' from 'BBB+' and affirmed...
Fitch Ratings : Affirms LV 1871’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed German life insurer Lebensversicherung von 1871 a.G. Muenchen's (LV 1871) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' with a Stable...
Fitch Ratings : conduct regulation to intensify for UK banks and insurers
A separate UK regulator for conduct risk will boost its importance and is likely to raise costs for financial institutions, says Fitch Ratings. The...
Fitch Ratings : affirms and withdraws Standard Life’s IFS at ‘A+’
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Standard Life Assurance Limited's (SLAL) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A'....
Fitch Ratings : Extra GSII Capital Limited to Non-Traditional Lines
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors' capital proposals for global systemically important insurers (GSIIs) do not plan to force GSIIs to hold extra capital,...
Fitch Ratings : Generali’s debt on rating watch negative
Fitch Ratings has placed Assicurazioni Generali SpA's (Generali) senior and subordinated notes on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). At the same time, the agency has...
Fitch Ratings : affirms Coface’s IFS at ‘AA-‘ with a stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Coface group's major insurance entities, Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur and Coface North America Insurance Company's Insurer Financial...
Fitch Ratings : low rates may threaten EU life insurers’ business models
Prolonged low interest rates in Europe would threaten the viability of savings products with investment guarantees, traditionally a fundamental part of many life insurers'...
Fitch Ratings : Aviva results a Stark Contrast to UK life insurance peers
Aviva's announcement this morning of a second major cut in dividend payouts since 2009 - taking the opposite course from its peers - highlights...
Fitch Ratings : Groupama’s IFS Rating to ‘BBB-‘ upgraded
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Groupama S.A. and its core subsidiaries' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. Groupama S.A.'s Issuer Default Rating...
Fitch Ratings affirms Bupa’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bupa Insurance’s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' with Stable Outlooks....
Fitch Ratings : places Irish Life Assurance’s Ratings on Rating Watch Positive
Fitch Ratings has placed Irish Life Assurance plc's (Irish Life) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'BBB+', Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating of 'BBB+'...
Fitch Ratings : Affirms Legal & General’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'AA-'. Fitch has simultaneously affirmed Legal & General...
Fitch Ratings : Affirms Munich Re’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Munich Re Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA-' with Stable Outlooks. Fitch has...
Fitch Ratings : stable rating outlook for Swiss Insurance sector in 2013
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that its rating outlook for the Swiss insurance sector remains stable. The agency considers the Swiss primary...
Fitch Ratings publishes French Societe de Financement ratings
Fitch Ratings has assigned Societe de Financement Local (SFIL) Long-term local and foreign currency ratings of 'AA+' and a Short-term foreign currency rating of...
Fitch Ratings : occupation not a proxy for gender in UK motor insurance
The AA British Insurance Premium Index released this week suggests insurers are putting more weight on factors other than gender, including occupation, now that...
Fitch Ratings : ageing costs will impede long-term fiscal recovery
Fitch Ratings says whilst a successful resolution of the current fiscal crisis remains the most important driver for many advanced-economy ratings, without further reform...
Fitch Ratings affirms SCOR’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed SCOR's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'A+'. Fitch has also affirmed SCOR's junior...
Fitch Ratings : Eurozone & US key drivers of 2013 global credit outlook
In its six-monthly The Credit Outlook report, Fitch Ratings says that the Eurozone crisis and US fiscal and debt challenges will drive the global...
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