All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2001 // Standard & Poor’s took rating actions on Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. (AICI) and its insurance operating subsidiaries.S&P downgraded American Growers Insurance Co. (AGIC) because of declining...
Aug 17 2001 // Standard & Poor’s lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Farmers Insurance Exchange group (Farmers) to “AA-” from “AA+” and placed the ratings on CreditWatch...
Aug 13 2001 // In the short term, it’s extremely difficult to predict whether a stock will go up or down. The many factors involved are open to widely varied interpretations. Trends in a given sector can be spotted over time, but...
Aug 9 2001 // Standard & Poor’s placed its ratings on Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (NFS) and related entities on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, S&P placed its ratings on Provident Mutual...
Aug 7 2001 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its “AAA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on leading global reinsurer, Munich Reinsurance Co. (MRC) and all core reinsurance...
Aug 6 2001 // It’s extremely difficult to predict whether a stock will go up or down-more so in the sort term. Too many factors involved, which are open to widely varied interpretations. Trends in a given sector can be spotted...
Aug 6 2001 // HCC Insurance Holdings recently received affirmation of Standard & Poor’s “A” counterparty credit rating on HCC Insurance Holdings and “AA” counterparty credit and financial strength...
Aug 6 2001 // Standard & Poor’s has withdrawn its “A” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Philadelphia Insurance Co. and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., members of the Philadelphia...
Aug 3 2001 // The latest financial strain on insurers that cover liability settlements for employers of asbestos workers will negatively, but not terminally affect the insurance industry’s finances, a new Standard &...
Jul 31 2001 // Standard & Poor’s today assigned its preliminary “A” issuer credit rating to Mercury General Corp. (Mercury). The outlook is stable.At the same time, S&P assigned its preliminary “A”...
Jul 30 2001 // Standard & Poor’s today affirmed its “AA-” counterpary credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Dutch companies Royal Nederland Schadeverzekering N.V., Royal Nederland Levensverzekering N.V.,...
Jul 23 2001 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance and its related entities were placed on CreditWatch with negative implications by Standard & Poor’s.The rating actions point out S&P’s concerns that Nationwide’s...
Jul 23 2001 // The Russian insurance market appears ready for steady growth in the next five to 10 years according to a report by Standard & Poor’s.The announcement comes after last month’s upgrade of S&P’s...
Jul 11 2001 // A new report from international financial analysts Standard & Poor’s sees substantial growth potential in Latin America and analyzes the prospects of the region’s 50 largest insurers. Highlights of the...
Jul 11 2001 // Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook on the personal lines property/casualty sector (i.e., home and auto insurance) of the U.S. insurance industry to negative from stable.In conjunction with this rating action,...
Jul 6 2001 // International rating agency Standard & Poor’s announced that it had lowered its counterparty credit and insurer financial strength rating on Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd (SMMI) to...
Jul 3 2001 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed the double-‘A’ counterparty credit ratings and insurer financial strength ratings on the principle operating entities of Australian insurer AMP, but changed the outlook...
Jun 29 2001 // Standard & Poor’s international insurance rating service has reaffirmed the ‘BBB’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings of African Reinsurance Corp. with a...
Jun 8 2001 // Standard & Poor’s “assigned its double -‘A’ financial enhancement rating (FER) to Zurich-based Allianz Risk Transfer (ART),” an Allianz AG subsidiary which specializes (naturally enough)...
Jun 7 2001 // The Polish non-life insurance market has stabilized and appears headed for a period of growth according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) most recent studies. S&P’s report notes that against decreasing...