Second Wave of Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Weaken Insurers’ Capital Buffers: S&P July 14, 2020 Global insurers have proven resilient during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their capital strength has helped stave...
S&P’s Outlook for AGCS Revised to Negative on ‘Weak Underwriting Performance’ June 18, 2020 S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) to negative from stable, while...
S&P Affirms Munich Re’s ‘AA-‘ Ratings, Reflecting Sufficient Capital for COVID-19 Crisis May 29, 2020 S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its “AA-” long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for Munich Re and its subsidiaries,...
Insurers’ Pause of Dividends Likely Shows Caution, Rather Than Credit Risks: S&P April 17, 2020 Some global regulators are advising insurers to suspend dividend payments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If insurers do, they...
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Gulf Insurers’ Earnings: S&P Report April 2, 2020 The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and tumbling oil prices threaten the earnings of insurers in the Gulf, S&P Global...
Aon to Buy Willis Towers Watson March 9, 2020 Global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with an...
Swiss Re Will Absorb Poor 2019 Earnings, Says S&P February 21, 2020 S&P Global Ratings said that even though Swiss Re performed materially below expectation for its 2019 earnings, the ratings agency...
S&P Assigns A- Rating to Fidelis Insurance Units; Holding Company at BBB December 19, 2019 Noting the proven track record of its management team and strong top-line growth in a five-year time frame, S&P Global...
S&P Revises Qatar Insurance Outlook on Financial Risks from $308M Markerstudy Loan November 25, 2019 S&P Global Ratings said it revised its outlook on Qatar Insurance Co. S.A.Q. (QIC) to negative from stable, although it...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...