All the headlines from our S&P Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its ‘A’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Assuranceforeningen Gard – gjensidig –...
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
Dec 10 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Allianz Insurance Co of Canada and Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada (collectively...
Dec 10 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has placed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., Centennial Insurance Co., and Atlantic Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas...
Dec 4 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it affirmed its ‘A+’ counterparty and financial strength ratings on Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. (Fireman’s) and related...
Dec 3 2003 // Both A.M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services reacted positively to the news from France’s SCOR Group that it plans to raise an additional 750 million euros ($896 million) through a rights...
Dec 3 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit rating to The Commerce Group, Inc. and its ‘BBB’ senior debt rating to CGI’s proposed...
Dec 2 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has assigned its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings to the nine companies that constitute the Liberty Insurance Holdings Intercompany Pool (LIH Pool, formerly...
Dec 1 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘Bpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Florida-based Associated Industries Insurance Co. (AIIC). The ratings reflect the company’s...
Dec 1 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its ratings outlook on Japan’s Nisshin Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. to stable from negative. S&P also affirmed the...
Dec 1 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘Api’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Canal Insurance Co. and its wholly owned and reinsured subsidiary Canal Indemnity Co.The...
Dec 1 2003 // The biggest wildfire in U.S. insurance history will neither undermine insurance ratings nor prompt a pricing surge in homeowners’ coverage in the state, according to the most recent research by Standard &...
Dec 1 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp.’s sale of its group benefits business to Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. was expected and will have...
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ‘BBpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Alabama-based American Mining Insurance Co. Inc. The ratings reflect the company’s weak operating...
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘BBBpi’ financial strength rating on Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Co. based on the company’s extremely strong capitalization, good operating performance,...
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Bermuda-based Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society Ltd. (ALAS) and...
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a statement indicating that the recent decision by Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings (MRH) that it will begin a dividend-paying program of $24 million per quarter...
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘BBBpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. and its wholly...
Nov 26 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘Bpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Minnesota-based American Compensation Insurance Co. (American Compensation). The ratings reflect its...