All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 9 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Australia-based nonlife insurer EIG-Ansvar Ltd. with a positive...
Aug 8 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has placed its “BBB-” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Polish reinsurer Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji...
Jul 20 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on W.R. Berkley Corp. and BER’s operating companies (collectively referred to as Berkley) to stable from negative.Standard & Poor’s...
Jul 6 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Sweden’s marine mutual insurer The Swedish Club (the club) to...
Jul 6 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary “A” senior debt, “A-” subordinated debt, and “BBB+” preferred stock ratings to PartnerRe Ltd.’s (PRE) $1...
Jul 6 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Luxembourg-based insurer British Marine Luxembourg S.A. (BM) to positive from stable. S&P also affirmed its ‘A-‘...
Jul 5 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its rating on Cosipa Overseas Ltd.’s $175 million senior floating-rate notes to “BBB-” from “A” and removed it from...
Jul 5 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “AA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Spain-based Mapfre Empresas, Compañía de Seguros y...
Jul 5 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has indicated that the recent announcement by Germany’s Munich Reinsurance Co. (rated “A+”/Stable) that it is currently undergoing an in-depth reserve review...
Jul 4 2005 // Top Corporate Executives Stress Moving Beyond SpitzerDespite recent adversity and scrutiny faced by the insurance industry, financial ratings for companies appear on the upswing. “For the first time that I can...
Jun 30 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to “A” from “A-” on VHV Vereinigte Hannoversche...
Jun 28 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a new report – “Reinsurance Criteria: Larger Losses And Better Modeling Prompt Changes To Property Catastrophe Criteria-” that examines the upsurge...
Jun 27 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “BBB” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Cyprus-based reinsurer Alliance International...
Jun 24 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published its quarterly report covering the leading European insurers – Industry Report Card: European Insurance. The study concludes: “The current picture for...
Jun 23 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its long-term “BBB+” counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Nigeria-based composite reinsurer African...
Jun 23 2005 // MetLife Inc. is well on its way to funding its $11.5 billion acquisition of Citigroup Inc.’s Travelers Life & Annuity.The New York City-based insurance company, which expects to raise $7.6 billion in debt and...
Jun 22 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “AA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Swiss-based Solen Versicherungen AG (SVAG), a wholly...
Jun 22 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “A” insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Austrian insurers UNIQA Personenversicherung AG (UPV) and UNIQA...
Jun 20 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its long-term counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on American International Group Inc. to “AA” from “AA-Plus.” S&P also removed the...
Jun 19 2005 // At the midpoint of 2006, many commercial insurers are generating exceptional earnings, according to an article published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The article, which is titled “U.S. Commercial...