All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 10 2009 // In the midst of the financial turbulence, it’s easy to lose sight of longer-term trends. The economic downturn doesn’t necessarily mean the end of certain industries, but it does imply that there are some...
Apr 8 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook to negative from stable on Franch composite insurer Groupama S.A. S&P also affirmed the Group’s ‘A+’ long-term counterparty and...
Apr 8 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BBB+’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to U.K.-based marine insurer Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association...
Apr 6 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Netherlands-based commercial lines insurer Fortis Corporate Insurance N.V. (FCI)....
Apr 2 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings on U.K.-based Aspen Insurance U.K. Ltd. (A/Stable/–), Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Ltd. (A/Stable/–), and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd....
Mar 27 2009 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is at risk of losing its “AAA” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s, after the ratings agency revised its outlook on billionaire Warren Buffett’s company to...
Mar 27 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services stated that its ratings on the core operating companies of Italy’s Generali Group (AA/Negative/–) are unaffected by the termination of the agreement relative to the...
Mar 25 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its insurer financial strength rating and outlook on Lloyd’s (Lloyd’s or the Market; A+/Stable/–) “are unaffected by full-year results...
Mar 25 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Toronto-based property and casualty insurer ACE INA Insurance (ACE Canada) to positive from stable. S&P also affirmed the long-term...
Mar 20 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its ratings on Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. and its U.S.-based intermediary holding company, Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc. (both rated ‘BBB+’...
Mar 17 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit ratings on Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. and its U.S.-based intermediary holding company, Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., to...
Mar 16 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on French-based reinsurer SCOR SE and its core guaranteed subsidiaries (collectively SCOR or...
Mar 13 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of Hong Kong’s Wing...
Mar 12 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that a management consolidation plan between Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (AA-/Stable/–) and NIPPONKOA Insurance Co. Ltd. (A+/Stable/–) could impact its...
Mar 10 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative debt ratings of “bbb” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb-” to subordinated securities and “bb+” to preferred stock, which may be issued under United...
Mar 6 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Atradius Credit Insurance N.V., Atradius Reinsurance Ltd., Atradius Trade Credit...
Mar 5 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that its “ratings and outlook on Germany-based global reinsurer Munich Reinsurance Co. (AA-/Stable/–) and core related entities (collectively Munich Re)...
Mar 4 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit rating on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+’ and its counterparty credit and...
Mar 4 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘AA’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and all of its core companies, including...
Mar 4 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that its rating actions on American International Group Inc. and its insurance subsidiaries “have no effect on the ratings on Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (TRH...