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標普稱,中東衝突間接影響亞太地區保險公司

-- 標普全球評級在近期發布的報告中指出,中東衝突對亞太地區保險公司的影響主要體現在金融市場的波動上。 該評級機構預計,在戰爭達到頂峰且霍爾木茲海峽封鎖在4月有所緩解的基本情境下,風險將可控。 標普預計,在基本情境下,保險公司將擁有足夠的資本緩衝,以應對衝突帶來的投資和承保壓力。 然而,標普表示,如果石油市場進一步動盪,風險可能會加劇,低收入能源淨進口經濟體的保險公司面臨的風險最大。 標普指出,鑑於中東地區的貿易流動,該地區保險公司可能遭受的損失主要來自海運和貨物保險,儘管該業務板塊在整體保費中所佔比例較小。 信用分析師Philip Chung表示,曠日持久的衝突將推高保險公司的投入成本,抑制宏觀經濟環境,並加劇生活成本上漲。分析師表示,同時,非壽險公司在汽車保險、財產保險和商業保險方面的理賠支出將會增加,進而導致保費上漲。

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