All the headlines from our Moodys Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 27 2015 // The proposed acquisition of Brit plc by Fairfax Financial Holdings is “credit positive” for Fairfax, according to Moody’s, which noted that the deal will significantly boost Fairfax’s underwriting...
Feb 12 2015 // OneBeacon Insurance Group has been dealt a ratings outlook warning from Fitch Ratings and an outright downgrade from Moody’s Investors Service, stemming from substantial adverse reserve development in the 20914...
Dec 15 2014 // U.S. property/casualty insurers have cause for celebration as carriers reported higher overall earnings and premium levels in the 2014 third quarter versus the same period a year ago. Yet, at the same time Moody’s...
Dec 3 2014 // U.S. property/casualty insurers can celebrate higher overall earnings and premium levels in the 2014 third quarter versus the same period a year ago, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report. At the same time,...
Oct 20 2014 // U.S. property/casualty insurers’ reserves will remain moderately redundant through the end of the year, Moody’s Investors Service has reported.“We expect moderately redundant reserves based on ongoing...
Oct 6 2014 // Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months as competition grows.Moody’s Investors Service said that the U.S. excess and surplus lines sector is...
Sep 23 2014 // Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months as competition grows.Moody’s Investors Service said that the U.S. excess and surplus lines sector is...
Jun 11 2014 // If Congress acts to extend the federal government backstop for terrorism insurance, the new version will likely impose higher deductibles and risk retentions on U.S. property/casualty insurers, says Moody’s Investors...
May 19 2014 // Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) carries lower financial leverage than peer Aon plc, resulting in a one-notch rating advantage for MMC, according to Moody’s Investors Service in its report,...
Apr 9 2014 // European insurers such as Allianz SE and Axa SA are shifting investments into the loan market, taking business from banks that are being forced to increase capital and meet tougher regulations, Moody’s Investors...
Nov 13 2013 // Credit ratings organisations from five countries are launching a new global agency, touting it as an alternative to the Big Three agencies which they say no longer meet the needs of the new globalised world.In a statement...
Nov 5 2013 // Moody’s Investors Service announced that it has downgraded the corporate family rating of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd. (CGSC) to B3 from B2 “based on challenges in certain international operations,...
Oct 23 2013 // North Carolina-based wholesale brokerage AmWINS Group Inc. is seeking a $175 million add-on term loan for an acquisition.The insurance broker owned by private-equity firm New Mountain Capital LLC may pay interest at 3.75...
Oct 7 2013 // The new Shanghai free trade zone should benefit property/casualty insurers, particularly those in marine/cargo and liability insurance, according to Moody’s Credit Outlook.On Sept. 29, the date that Shanghai’s...
Sep 26 2013 // U.S. property and casualty (P/C) insurers continue to release reserves to support earnings, said Moody’s Investors Service in two recent reports.U.S. P/C insurers released $9.0 billion of reserves during the first...
Sep 9 2013 // Moody’s expects property/casualty commercial insurance rate hikes to continue for the balance of the year, making 2013 the third straight full year of rising rates for commercial lines carriers, according to a...
Aug 27 2013 // Moody’s said it expects U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance rates to continue to rise during the remainder of 2013 for the major commercial lines, following significant rate increases for 2012.This increase would...
Jun 7 2013 // Standard & Poor’s and its parent company McGraw Hill Financial Inc. on Thursday won a ruling that moves 15 lawsuits in which they were accused of fraudulently inflating credit ratings to a single federal...
Apr 28 2013 // Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s on Friday said they have settled two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles...
Mar 13 2013 // Moody’s Investor’s Service reported that the property/casualty insurance industry’s capital growth outpaced premium growth last year, and that earnings for the year jumped nearly 50 percent over...