Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings : policy risk increasingly important in European mortgages
Political considerations will increasingly influence the performance of mortgage markets in some European countries in 2013 and may undermine their full-recourse nature, Fitch Ratings...
Fitch Ratings : Hannover Re’s ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hannover Rueckversicherung AG's (Hannover Re) and its reinsurance subsidiary E+S Rueckversicherung AG's (E+S Re) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at...
Fitch Ratings: declining yields could pose ‘Bond Bubble’ threat for corporate bond investors
Declining yields for corporate bonds have created the potential for a 'bond bubble' under which a rising interest rate scenario could result in significant...
Fitch Ratings : Gender Ruling will change UK insurance prices
The EU ruling prohibiting insurers from setting premiums along gender lines provides a one-off opportunity to raise rates with the introduction of the new...
Fitch Ratings : MutRe ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed MutRe's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook.
The affirmation reflects the company's strong capital position, the...
Fitch Ratings : risk pool may be best solution for UK flood insurance
The most likely solution to providing insurance coverage in high-flood risk-areas of the UK is the introduction of a non-profit risk pool, despite the...
Fitch Ratings : Irish Life Assurance’s ratings upraded
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Irish Life Assurance plc's (Irish Life) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' and the subordinated debt rating...
Fitch Ratings : Standard Life’s IFS ratings affirmed
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 : risk avoidance drives reinsurers’ investment; some favour shorter asset duration
Fitch Ratings expects reinsurers to continue to abide by their core investment principles in the face of a possibly protracted low-yielding investment environment. Nevertheless,...
Fitch Ratings : Coface ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Coface group's major insurance entity, Coface S.A.'s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'AA-'. The agency has also affirmed...
Fitch Ratings : French Prevoir Vie & Prevoir Risques Divers ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed France-based companies Prevoir Vie and Prevoir Risques Divers' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'A'. The agency has also affirmed...
Fitch Ratings : sovereign crisis weighs on Italian insurers
Fitch Ratings says in a newly published report that the Eurozone debt crisis, despite showing signs of stabilisation, will continue to threaten Italian insurers'...
Fitch Ratings : Scottish Widows ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Scottish Widows (SW) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A', both with...
Fitch Ratings : assigns Friends Life Group hybrid securities final BBB+ rating
Fitch Ratings has assigned Friends Life Group (FLG) issue of perpetual hybrid securities a 'BBB+' rating. The rating is on Rating Watch Negative (RWN),...
Sterling Insurance maintains stable outlook rating
Fitch Ratings, the global rating agency has affirmed Sterling Insurance and Sterling Life Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'BBB+' with a stable outlook. The...
Fitch Ratings : affirms Sterling Insurance and Sterling Life at ‘BBB+’ with a stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sterling Insurance and Sterling Life Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'BBB+'. The Outlooks are Stable. The companies are the...
Fitch Ratings : Sandy floods may cause large business interruption losses
Hurricane Sandy made landfall yesterday evening as a post-tropical cyclone on the southern coast of New Jersey near Atlantic City with top sustained winds...
Fitch Ratings : Old Mutual’s ratings affirmed, with a negative outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Old Mutual 'A-' Long-term IDR and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) and Skandia Life Assurance Company Ltd's IFS...
Fitch Ratings : Friends Life Group Hybrid Securities assigned ‘BBB+’ rating
Fitch Ratings has assigned Friends Life Group proposed issue of perpetual hybrid securities an expected 'BBB+(EXP)' rating. At the same time Fitch has maintained...
Fitch Ratings : Coface assigned A rating with stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has assigned Coface a Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'A'. The Outlook is Stable. Fitch has also assigned Coface Holding a...
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