All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 31 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it affirmed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit rating on Commerce Group Inc. and its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings...
Oct 31 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of California-based The Doctors Company Insurance Group (TDCG)...
Oct 29 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services commented on an announcement by the Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. (A-/Negative/–) and related subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Everest). Following its...
Oct 29 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB+’ counterparty credit rating on Assurant Inc., removed it from CreditWatch negative, and assigned a negative outlook to the company. S&P...
Oct 26 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Malaysia’s Labuan Reinsurance Ltd. with a stable outlook. “The...
Oct 26 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘AA’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Triad Guaranty Insurance Corp. and its ‘A’ counterparty credit rating on Triad...
Oct 19 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Northbridge Financial Corp.’s operating companies–Commonwealth Insurance Co.,...
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...