Prolonged Ukraine crisis threatens financial institutions; life insurers face long COVID

Analysts Olivier Panis, Bernhard Held and Antonello Aquino from the Financial Institutions team discuss the implications of a prolonged military conflict in Ukraine for banks and insurance companies, while Insurance analyst Laura Bazer focuses on the effects of long COVID claims on life insurers globally.Related content on Moodys.com (some content only available to registered users or subscribers): Life Insurance — Global: Long COVID early assessment: despite likely rise in claims, credit effects limitedFinancial Institutions – Global: Deteriorating global economic conditions broaden risks for the financial sectorBanks, securities firms, finance companies – Global: Ripple effects from Ukraine crisis are creating harsher business conditionsInsurers, Asset Managers – Global: Ukraine crisis adds to inflation and market volatility risk for insurers, asset managersGeopolitical Risks – Global: European utilities and energy-intensive companies among hardest hit by potential cut-off in Russian energy supplies