Fitch P/C Report Published

April 9, 2001

A new ratings criteria report, “Property/Casualty Insurance Ratings Criteria (U.S.),” was recently published by Fitch. Covered is the issue of the methodology used by the group to analyze credit quality and financial strength of p/c organizations. The report was developed primarily for the edification of key players in the credit rating process, including rated entities, institutional investors, insurance brokers, and ratings advisory personnel at investment banker firms.