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Personal injury exposures could lead to insurer downgrades
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“This will have a tremendous financial impact – just how tremendous and when it will impact is uncertain” David Williams, Axa
Insurers with exposure to a large number of personal injury claims could face a credit downgrade from ratings agencies as the uncertainty created by periodical payment orders (PPO) takes its toll.
Ratings agency Moody’s delivered the warning as PPOs, where the long-term injured receive an initial lump sum award together with regular payments to cover ongoing medical care costs, are becoming increasingly common.
“The uncertain and long-tailed nature of PPO liabilities exposes general insurers to
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