All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 21 2004 // Insurance companies are going to find reinsurers less and less reliable as pricing weakens in the U.S. property/casualty market, panelists at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Insurance Conference warned last...
Jun 18 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its ‘A’ insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to the New Zealand-domiciled general insurer, ACE Insurance Ltd....
Jun 17 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” counterparty credit rating to Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and its preliminary “BBB” senior debt,...
Jun 17 2004 // A Standard & Poor’s survey found that two-thirds of insurance executives and analysts believe the recent mergers of St. Pauls/ Travelers and John Hancock/ Manulife indicate heightened industry consolidation...
Jun 17 2004 // Industry-wide price strengthening was a driving factor in the financial results of U.S. property/casualty insurance companies in 2003, according to an industry report card published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings...
Jun 16 2004 // North Carolina-based mortgage insurer Triad Guaranty Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Triad Guaranty Insurance Corporation, has received affirmation of its ‘AA” counterparty credit and financial strength...
Jun 14 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “AA-” long-term counterparty credit, insurer financial strength, and insurer financial enhancement ratings on Swiss-based Allianz...
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial-lines insurance industry to stable from negative “based on the delicate balance now in play between the...
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘AA’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Old Republic Mercantile Insurance Co., and has subsequently withdrawn...
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s announced that it is “keeping a close eye on developments” in the area of silica exposure, as they “could produce the kinds of litigation and insurance problems that asbestos...
Jun 10 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Allianz Insurance Co. of Canada and Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada (collectively referred to as Allianz Canada) to stable from...
Jun 8 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich Specialties London Ltd. (ZSL), and removed it...
Jun 4 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “AA-” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Spanish reinsurer Mapfre Re Compania de Reaseguros,...
Jun 4 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed the “AA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Mapfre Mutualidad de Seguros y Reaseguros a Prima...
Jun 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report on the current state of the reinsurance community, which concludes that its resolve will be further tested in 2005.Striking a balance between the...
Jun 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised the rating outlook on Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd. (Allianz Australia) and its associated company, Allianz New Zealand Ltd., to positive from...
Jun 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Kuwait Reinsurance Co. K.S.C. (KR), with a stable...
Jun 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Puerto Rico) Inc. with a stable...
May 28 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A+’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Australia’s QBE Reinsurance Corp. (QBE Re) and QBE Insurance...
May 28 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report on the unconsolidated financial results of Japan’s 10 major non-life insurers for fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004), indicating that they are...