All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit ratings on New Zealand finance company Geneva Finance Ltd. to ‘D’ from ‘B-/Watch Dev/–‘. S&P...
Oct 17 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Max Bermuda Ltd. and its affiliated companies. Best also affirmed...
Oct 16 2007 // In a new report Standard & Poor’s states that the “International Accounting Standard Board’s (IASB) discussion paper on insurance contracts may well set the tone for a new global frame...
Oct 12 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Ariel Reinsurance Company Ltd. Best also affirmed the ICR of...
Oct 10 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Misr Insurance Company under review with negative implications, along...
Oct 9 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published an article that links clear reporting to excellent insurer enterprise risk management (ERM). “A good risk profile report has the simplicity and power of a...
Oct 5 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” for Germany’s Wuerttembergische Versicherung AG (WuerttVers)...
Oct 5 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BB’ preferred stock rating to Symetra Financial Corp.’s (SFC) proposed $150 million issue of capital-efficient notes with a scheduled...
Oct 4 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based surety insurer Euler Hermes Guarantee PLC to ‘AA-‘ from ‘A’...
Oct 1 2007 // Will increased competition and lower pricing lead U.S. property/casualty insurers to skimp on reserves? Not according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.The article, “For U.S....
Sep 28 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services London office has published a new report – “Insurance-Linked Securitization Poised To Finish Year Well.” Credit analyst Maren Josefs noted that the...
Sep 28 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Turkey’s Milli Reasurans Turk Anonim Sirketi (Milli Re) with a positive...
Sep 26 2007 // Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior debt rating of PMA Capital Corp. to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB-‘ and to ‘BB+’ from ‘B+’ respectively. Fitch also...
Sep 24 2007 // The ‘rest of the world’ offers new opportunities for growth, but not without riskNo European City has recently changed as much as Berlin (with the possible exception of Dublin). Since the fall of the wall in...
Sep 24 2007 // No European city has recently changed as much as Berlin (with the possible exception of Dublin). Since the fall of the wall in 1989, its 3.4 million residents have experienced an unprecedented building boom, as the German...
Sep 19 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has released a new report, which examines Taiwan’s P/C insurance sector. S&P said the general outlook is “stable, reflecting the likelihood of continued...
Sep 19 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A+’ long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (AFMIC) and its wholly owned...
Sep 13 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has issued a new report in its current series analyzing global reinsurance. The study – “Reinsurance In Latin America, Especially Brazil, Shows Growth Potential...
Sep 12 2007 // In a new report, issued as one of several in conjunction with the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services examines the efforts of global reinsurers to diversify their...