globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) News

Global, Diversified Multiline Insurers Best Placed to Withstand Challenges: S&P

Global, diversified insurers are best positioned to withstand the industry’s top economic and competitive challenges, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings. Geographic and product diversification help global multiline insurers (GMIs) cope with challenges such as …

Inclusion on List of Too-Big-to-Fail Insurers May Alter Business Strategy: Fitch

A change to the list of globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) suggests the potential for being added to or removed from the list could play a significant role in setting strategy for some major insurers, according to Fitch Ratings. The …

S&P: G-SII Designation Could Affect Ratings in the Longer Term

The longer-term rating implications for insurers that the Group of 20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) has designated global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) will be mixed, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The report – “Possible …

Europe Insurer Trade Group Criticizes Listing Companies as G-SII’s

Europe’s insurers criticized the approach taken by international regulators which named firms considered systemically important as they try to reduce financial risks from the sector. Two global financial watchdogs released a list of nine insurers late on Thursday they said …