Insurance & Reinsurance

Indy failure cited by S&P as ‘Too big to fail’ probe intensifies

By Ralph Savage At a time when regulators are pondering the ‘too big to fail’ question, Standard & Poors has issued a timely reminder of the reasons so many insurers have hit the wall during […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Will 2013 be insurers’ year of austerity?

By Ralph Savage After a Channel 4 dressing down by Dispatches, the insurance industry’s relationship with UK motorists is likely to be a defining issue for 2013. The alleged role in which some insurers themselves have […]

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Insurance Regulation

S&P predicts challenging 2013 for UK non-life market

The UK non-life insurance market is facing a range of significant challenges which will make 2012-2013 ‘difficult’ for companies, according to Standard & Poors ratings services. In its latest report on the market, S&P highlights […]

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Global insurance trends

Groupama UK keeps distance from S&P downgrade

Following the decision today by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the security rating of Groupama Group, François-Xavier Boisseau, CEO at Groupama Insurances in the UK said: “Although as a Groupama subsidiary we are associated with […]