All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 21 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised to negative from stable its outlook on Atradius Credit Insurance N.V., Atradius Reinsurance Ltd., Atradius Trade Credit Insurance Inc., and Compañía Española de...
Nov 20 2008 // Both A.M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services have affirmed their respective ratings on the State Auto Group of Companies, which are in turn the operating divisions of State Auto Financial...
Nov 19 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of UK-based Travelers Insurance Company Limited (TIC). The outlook for both ratings...
Nov 14 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has just published a new study – “Bermuda Insurers And Reinsurers: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly – ” which examines the current status of the...
Nov 13 2008 // A report from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services notes that “in a confidence-sensitive industry, many insurers have seen their financial strength acutely affected by market perception of their credit...
Nov 13 2008 // In a confidence-sensitive industry, many insurers have seen their financial strength acutely affected by market perception of their credit quality, according to “Evaluating Liquidity Triggers In Insurance...
Nov 12 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services noted that ” many members of the International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs (IG) have been hit by the recent turmoil in the global financial markets....
Nov 12 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of South Korea’s Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (HMFI) with...
Nov 11 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘AA’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Germany’s Allianz SE (AZSE) and various core operating...
Nov 10 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that its ratings and outlook on Germany’s global reinsurer Munich Reinsurance Co. (current ‘AA-‘ Stable outlook) and related core entities “are...
Nov 10 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A’ counterparty credit rating on Bermuda-based reinsurance holding company Partner Re Ltd. and its ‘AA-‘ counterparty credit and...
Nov 10 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings to Arch Reinsurance Europe Underwriting Ltd. (Arch Re Europe), a newly formed Ireland-based...
Nov 6 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB+’ counterparty credit rating on Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and its ‘A’...
Nov 6 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised the CreditWatch status of its ratings on a number of American International Group Inc.’s P/C subsidiaries and other units with ratings derived from guarantees...
Nov 5 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its ‘AA-‘ insurer financial strength and long-term counterparty credit ratings on Zurich-based global reinsurance group Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss...
Nov 5 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of American Safety Insurance Group (ASI). Best also affirmed the ICR of...
Nov 4 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘A+’ financial strength rating to ACE Insurance (Switzerland) Ltd. (AISL), a newly formed subsidiary of Switzerland-based insurance and reinsurance...
Oct 30 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A+/A-1’ long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Netherlands-based insurance group AEGON N.V. S&P also affirmed its...
Oct 30 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit ratings on Max Capital Group Ltd. and Max USA Holdings Ltd. The outlook on both companies remains positive. “The...
Oct 29 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘AA-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on German reinsurer Hannover Rueckversicherung AG and its core entities...