All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A+” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Dublin-based non-life reinsurer QBE Reinsurance...
Sep 22 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “A-” senior debt rating to Australian insurer QBE’s Funding Trust III’s US$375 million 20-year zero coupon senior...
Sep 22 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Guelph, Ontario-based Co-operators General Insurance Co. (CGIC) to positive from stable, and has affirmed its long-term...
Sep 21 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit rating on Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Group Inc. The outlook remains negative.The rating reflects management’s...
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Sep 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook on Clarendon National Insurance Co. and two of its subsidiaries—Clarendon America Insurance Co. and Redland Insurance Co.—to stable from negative.At the...
Sep 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its public information (pi) financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd. (RSA HK) to...
Sep 20 2004 // When Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) spun off its reinsurance operations into Converium in September 2001, the new company had a bright future. Initial capitalization exceeded $1.6 billion; ZFS had agreed to retain...
Sep 16 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “AA-” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Cincinnati Insurance Co., Cincinnati Casualty Co. and Cincinnati Indemnity Co. (CIC).At the...
Sep 16 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its financial strength and long-term counterparty ratings on Japan’s Nisshin Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. to “BBB” from...
Sep 16 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published a review of the property catastrophe reinsurance industry, titled “Is Property Catastrophe Reinsurance a Commodity,” examining its commodity-like...
Sep 14 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised to stable from negative its outlook on Assicurazioni Generali SpA, the parent and main property-casualty company of the pan-European insurance...
Sep 13 2004 // Swiss-based reinsurer Converium expressed disappointment with Standard & Poor’s latest decision to lower the holding company’s ratings from “A-” to “BBB.” It also confirmed plans to...
Sep 13 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin indicating that it “views the approach of Hurricane Ivan, which is projected to be moving toward Florida, with concern.” Reinstatement...
Sep 10 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on U.S.-based American Re-Insurance Co. and its subsidiaries American...
Sep 9 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on global reinsurer Swiss Reinsurance Co. and related entities of the Swiss Re group to negative from stable. At the same time,...
Sep 8 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a prelimlinary report on the series of hurricanes, notably Frances and Charley, which have struck the U.S.S&P indicated: “Although it’s still too...
Sep 7 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB+” counterparty credit rating to Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. It also affirmed its “A” ratings on...
Sep 6 2004 // Just when it seemed California might overcome its perennial workers’ compensation crisis, renewed downward pricing pressure threatens to send the market into another tailspin, according to analysts at Standard &...
Sep 3 2004 // Accompanying its announcement on TMRe, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services also noted that it has revised its outlook on Dublin-based reinsurer Tokio Marine Global Re Ltd. (TMGRe) to stable from negative, and...