Insurers ratings to hold up to Solvency II, Fitch

Insurers are under pressure to be prepared for the new Solvency II regime but a recent report by Fitch Ratings has given firms one less thing to worry about; credit ratings for Europe’s insurers are expected to remain largely intact with the introduction of the risk-based capital regime. Fitch said capitalisation levels of most of the insurers rated by the agency are already significantly above the regulatory minimum.