2010 Special Report: Southeast Asia Life & Non-Life – Market Review. Southeast Asia May Reward Shrewd Investors, Punish the Careless: Southeast Asia is seen as an exciting and rapidly developing insurance market. A.M. Best believes the insurance markets in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam will continue to grow. While each market in this region has unique opportunities, there are also challenges that require investors to approach them with care.
Date: 2/22/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity & Health – 2009 Rating Trend Review. Weakening Performance Deepens Trough of Rating Downgrades: Rating actions in 2009 were overwhelmingly negative for the life/health industry, with 69 total downgrades versus nine upgrades based upon rating units. As in past years, the life/annuity sector had far worse experience than the health sector in terms of rating activity. Due to economic uncertainties, A.M. Best is maintaining its negative rating outlook on the life/annuity and health insurance sectors.
Date: 2/15/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity – Review & Preview. Life Insurers Take Stock and Lay Groundwork for Recovery: The life insurance industry so far has survived the financial crisis intact generally healthier than its financial services peers. The industry’s asset side and capital strength was most notably affected. While capital measures have stabilized, A.M. Best believes challenges remain that are driven by macroeconomic issues.
Date: 2/8/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 32
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2010 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 9-Month Capital and Surplus – 2009: This statistical study presents U.S. life/health writers as ranked by nine-month 2009 capital and surplus.
Date: 1/18/2010 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 1
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2010 Statistical Study – U.S. Life/Health 9-Month Admitted Assets – 2009: This statistical study presents U.S. life/health writers as ranked by nine-month 2009 admitted assets.
Date: 1/18/2010 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 1
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Life/Health – Investments Financial Review. Mixed Signals: Has the Economy Begun Its Recovery?: A.M. Best concurs with the International Monetary Fund’s recent findings that life insurers are threatened by losses on commercial mortgages, but more significantly by the risk of a prolonged economic slump that would raise the cost of fulfilling guarantees on certain products.
Date: 1/11/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2010 Special Report: European Banking -– Issue Review. European Banks Juggle Funding & Liquidity Needs: European Banks face significant challenges in managing funding and liquidity, which are at least as important as the amount and quality of capital in positioning the industry to meet future financial crises. Banks are vying for finite sources of funding amid the current recession, and costs are higher, putting pressure on profitablity even as loan losses are mounting.
Date: 1/11/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Annuities –- Market Review. Annuities Weather Recession But Impact Is Profound: The recession and the upheaval in the equity markets have had a profound effect on the mix of new individual annuity business and on product design, but total sales have held up moderately well.
Date: 12/21/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 9-Month 2009 Financial Results: This statistical study presents U.S. life and health writers as ranked by nine-month 2009 admitted assets as of Sept. 30, 2009.
Date: 12/14/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 16
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Life Reinsurance – 2008 Market Review. Life Reinsurers Avoid Worst Effects of Financial Markets’ Meltdown:
A.M. Best’s stable rating outlook for the U.S. life reinsurance market reflects reinsurers’ proven ability to manage effectively through the current financial crisis.
Date: 11/23/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: Asia/Pacific Life & Non-Life – Review & Preview. Lower Interest Rates Shift Operating Environment for Region’s Insurers: While stock and bond markets around the globe are much improved in tone since March 2009, the industry in the Asia-Pacific region continues to face an extremely low-interest-rate environment, which has implications for both the life and non-life insurers.
Date: 11/16/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 24
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2009 Best’s Briefing: Global Insurance. Analyzing Liquidity in the Context of a Global Recession : A.M. Best is incorporating enhanced liquidity stress testing into its fixed-charge and cash-coverage analyses in response to the unprecedented lack of available credit in the 2008 and 2009 financial markets.
Date: 11/16/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 2
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Capital & Surplus: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 capital and surplus.
Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Separate Account Assets: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 separate account assets.
Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Investment Returns: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 investment returns.
Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Total Benefits Paid :
This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 total benefits paid.
Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Fraternal Life Societies – 2008 Admitted Assets: This statistical study presents the top U.S. fraternal life societies as ranked by 2008 admitted assets.Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents the top U.S. workers’ compensation writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 10/26/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life – 6-Month Admitted Assets Life – 2009: This statistical study presents top U.S. life/health writers as ranked by 6-month 2009 admitted assets.
Date: 10/12/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life – 6-Month Capital & Surplus – 2009: This statistical study presents top U.S. life/health writers as ranked by 6-month 2009 capital and surplus.
Date: 10/12/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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