All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Sep 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. (TMRe) to stable from negative, and affirmed its “AA-” financial strength rating, based on a...
Sep 2 2004 // A.M. Best Co and Standard & Poor’s both announced rating actions following Converium AG’s announcement that it plans to raise additional capital and will significantly restructure its North American...
Sep 2 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Virginia-based broker Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs to “BB” from “BB-” with a stable outlook.S&P said the...
Aug 26 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Clarendon National Insurance Co. and two of its subsidiaries — Clarendon America Insurance Co. and Redland Insurance Co....
Aug 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has assigned its ‘A’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Austria-based Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Vers. AG (WS AG)....
Aug 20 2004 // W. R. Berkley Corp. announced that it intends to issue $150 million of senior notes due 2019. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned the issue its ‘BBB+’ debt rating.Berkley’s...
Aug 18 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a new report on Singapore’s insurance industry, which concludes that it is expected to record a satisfactory operating performance, and that the outlook for...
Aug 16 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its “AA” financial strength ratings to American Contractors Indemnity Co. (ACIC) and HCC Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (HCC Re), both subsidiaries of Houston-based...
Aug 16 2004 // Downward pricing pressures threaten to send the California workers’ compensation market into another tailspin, according to a new report from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.“The industry has...
Aug 12 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Gothenburg-based marine mutual insurer The Swedish Club to positive from stable. S&P also affirmed its ‘BBB-‘...
Aug 12 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on non-life French insurer Aviva Assurances S.A. to ‘AA-‘ from...
Aug 12 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. (OCIL) to ‘A-‘ from ‘A’, while...
Aug 10 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit rating to Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. with a stable outlook. “The rating on Aspen...