U.S. Life Insurers’ Commercial Mortgages Stable Amid Growing Headwinds

Fitch Ratings on P&C industry 2024

U.S. life insurers’ commercial mortgage fundamentals have largely recovered since the pandemic, with stable property outlooks for hotel, office retail and multifamily sectors, Fitch Ratings says. However, the Fed’s monetary tightening and the current recession will pressure some sectors of commercial mortgages over the midterm, with consistently high inflation and rising interest rates negatively affecting… Continue reading U.S. Life Insurers’ Commercial Mortgages Stable Amid Growing Headwinds