Monthly Archives: May 2000

Progressive Corp. Affirmed

Progressive Corp.’s “A+” counterparty credit and senior debt ratings were affirmed by S&P. The outlook is stable. Also affirmed was...

Hartford Financial Affirmed

The A2 senior long-term debt and Prime-1 commercial paper ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HFSG) and the...

Markel Ratings, CreditWatch Revised

S&P lowered its ratings on Markel Corp. and related entities. In addition, the CreditWatch with negative implications which S&P placed...

Nationwide Mutual Deal Evaluated

A.M. Best affirmed the financial strength ratings of Nationwide Group and its affiliated companies following an announcement that Nationwide Mutual...

Kemper Outlook is Stable

DCR assigned an “A” claims paying ability rating to the Kemper Insurance Cos. (KIC). The rating applies to Lumbermens Mutual...

State Farm Auto Gets ‘AAA’

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) assigned an initial claims paying ability rating of “AAA” to State Farm Mutual...

S&P Rates INSCO-Dico Group Cos.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) took rating actions on three Irvine-based stock companies. The “BBpi” financial strength rating on Irvine-based Developers...

Berkley Regional Group Downgraded

A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength rating of the Berkley Regional Group from “A+” to “A.” The rating is based...

Working Double Time

Sharyls Lamarsh of Carson City, Nev., was charged with one felony count of insurance fraud. According to CDI fraud investigators,...