Improving economy to fuel gains for life insurers

December 1, 2014 by Warren S. Hersch

Strong asset valuations, an expected gradual rise in interest rates and continuing economic gains will underpin a stable outlook for U.S. life insurers in 2015, according to new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

A November brief from the credit rating agency forecasts that an improving macroeconomic environment will help fuel increases in the insurers’ revenues and earnings for over the next 12 to 18 months.

“With few significant threats to the U.S. economy, we believe there is little to impede life insurers’ ongoing financial improvement in the coming quarters,” the report states. Click here to read…

Originally Posted at LifeHealthPro on November 26, 2014 by Warren S. Hersch.