Fitch Ratings News
W.R. Berkley’s Financial Progress Draws Outlook Upgrade From Fitch Ratings
W.R. Berkley has an upgraded rating outlook from Fitch Ratings due to its continued financial upswing, moved to Positive from Stable. Additionally, the credit rating firm affirmed Financial Strength ...
15% Global Minimum Tax Will Diminish Bermuda’s Advantage for Insurers, Reinsurers: Fitch
Bermuda's advantageous tax status for the insurers and reinsurers will be reduced at the margin with the expected passage of the recent multilateral agreement to establish a 15% global minimum tax ...
Recent Catastrophe Events Will Ding U.S. P/C Insurers’ Formerly Robust Climb
Don't expect U.S. property/casualty insurer profit to continue its robust climb. Fitch Ratings said that recent natural catastrophes should slow those increases considerably through the second half ...
Reinsurance Rate Hikes Will Continue (and Moderate) in 2022: Fitch Ratings
Global reinsurers' underwriting performance will continue to improve in 2022 as premium rate increases take hold, with further rate hikes expected as a result of higher catastrophe losses, continued ...
Germany’s Severe Floods Will Hurt, but Insurer Earnings Should Not See Major Impact: Fitch Ratings
The severe floods in Germany could add up to 5 percentage points to German non-life insurers' net combined ratios (net claims and expenses to net premiums), according to Fitch Ratings. The insured ...
Liberty Mutual’s Financial Strength Ratings Won’t Be Harmed by State Auto Acquisition: Fitch Ratings
Liberty Mutual Holding Company's planned $1 billion cash acquisition of State Auto Group should not affect its financial strength rating at all, Fitch Ratings said. The reason: Liberty Mutual is ...
2020 Cyber Insurance Claims Spike Counteracted Premium Jump, Hurting Underwriting Results
Cyber insurance premiums are soaring, but a spike in claims led to a decline in 2020 underwriting performance, according to a new Fitch Ratings update. Standalone cyber insurance generated an ...
‘Modest Improvement’ for Commercial Auto Could Lead to Break-Even 2021: Fitch
Commercial auto insurance is on the road to "modest improvement" for 2021, thanks to both rising rates and a pandemic-related reduction in driving, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Fitch said ...