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S&P says COVID-19 will test insurers' resilience

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By The IJ Staff | March 26, 2020, 12:06 p.m.

S&P Global Ratings says it expects that most insurers can absorb the impact of financial market volatility sparked by the COVID-19 situation. But, it also expects the situation will “exacerbate existing weaknesses.”

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