With high levels of employment in the informal sector and a significant section of the population living in poverty, Mexico has traditionally been a challenging market for insurers. Added to this, a high level of exposure to earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters presents a permanent issue for insurance firms. This was highlighted...
The Mexican peso has long been viewed as the bellwether of emerging market currencies and a signal of overall market sentiment. While it is the second-most traded currency among emerging markets, after the Chinese renminbi, the peso is considered the more accessible of the two as it can be traded around the clock. A period of stability when...
While advanced economies generate the vast majority of insurance and reinsurance business, emerging markets are posting higher rates of growth. Complementing this underlying trend is a strong and expanding interest in catastrophic risk, which by nature tends to pertain to emerging markets. This is coming alongside fast-paced, sector-...
The two earthquakes that shook Mexico on September 7 and 19, 2017 had a considerable impact not only on the country, but on the insurance industry as well. The tragic events, the most significant of their kind since 1985, resulted in the death of upwards of hundreds of people and the large-scale destruction of infrastructure and homes in...
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Despite having a diversified economy and the second-most actively traded emerging market currency in the world, Mexico’s capital markets have remained underdeveloped relative to its potential. The same regulatory caution that helped strengthen the banking industry after the 1994-95 financial crisis also designed a tight oversight framework for...
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