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Civil Liberties Group Suing Morgan Stanley Over Mortgages
Oct 15 2012 // The American Civil Liberties Union is filing what it says is the first lawsuit against an investment bank, Morgan Stanley, alleging discrimination for packaging subprime mortgage loans into securities. The ACLU and other...
Ratings Recap: Nacional Re, Barents Re, PMG, MS Frontier Re
Oct 4 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Spain’s Nacional de Reaseguros, S.A., both with...
Moody’s Cuts Ratings of 15 Global Banks
Jun 22 2012 // Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 15 of the world’s biggest banks on Thursday, lowering credit ratings by one to three notches to reflect the risk of losses they face from volatile capital...
Morgan Stanley Directors Win Pay Lawsuit Dismissal
Mar 23 2012 // Twelve directors of Morgan Stanley have won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of letting the Wall Street bank overpay its employees even while accepting taxpayer-funded federal bailouts. Shareholders accused...
Analyst: BP to Agree to $20-25 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement with Justice Dept.
Jan 19 2012 // BP is likely to agree to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a leading analyst, a prediction that is at least twice what the company...
MBIA Reaches Settlement With Morgan Stanley Over Credit Default Swaps
Dec 13 2011 // Armonk, N.Y.-based bond insurer MBIA reached a settlement with Morgan Stanley over credit default swaps. Previously, Morgan Stanley had purchased these derivative contracts from MBIA to help protect its commercial...
Report AXA, Generali, Tokio Marine, MS&AD Submit Bids for HSBC Unit
Oct 14 2011 // European insurers AXA SA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Japan’s Tokio Marine and MS&AD Insurance Group are among suitors to submit first round bids for HSBC’s non-life insurance business, sources with...
Ratings Roundup: MS Frontier, Abu Dhabi National
Aug 30 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Bermuda-based MS Frontier Reinsurance Ltd., both with stable outlooks. MS Frontier is...
Colo. Governor Recommends Three to Pinnacol’s Board
Feb 24 2011 // Colorado’s Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee has unanimously recommended the confirmation of John Cevette, Blair Richardson and John Plotkin to Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. On Tuesday,...
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Pitch for AIG Share Sale
Jan 13 2011 // Some of the United States’ top bankers descended on a law firm in midtown Manhattan Thursday to pitch for what could be one of the largest share sales in history — a secondary offering for bailed-out insurer...
Ratings Roundup: Heddington, MS Frontier, Oman Insurance
Jul 13 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Bermuda-based Heddington Insurance Limited, both with stable outlooks. The ratings...
Pinnacol Assurance Offers Colorado $330 Million to Become Private Insurer
Apr 5 2010 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a domestic mutual...
Pinnacol Assurance Offers Colorado $330 Million to Become Private Insurer
Mar 19 2010 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a domestic mutual...
Montana Makes Morgan Stanley Pay Back $42 Million
Dec 16 2009 // Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, Monica Lindeen, finalized a settlement with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. regarding allegations the company misled investors. In the agreement, Morgan Stanley has agreed...
AIG Picks Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley for Joint AIA IPO Role
Jun 18 2009 // Bailed out U.S. insurer American International Group has chosen Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as its joint global coordinators for a more than $4 billion IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, sources said on...
Ratings Roundup: Gulf Re, Toa Re, MS Frontier
May 22 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of the United Arab Emirates-based Gulf Reinsurance Limited with stable outlooks....
Ratings: MS Frontier, PARIS RE RISC
Jul 3 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to Bermuda-based MS Frontier Reinsurance Ltd. (MS Frontier) with stable outlooks. MS...
AIG Shares Fall Sharply on Concerns Over Possible Bigger Credit Losses
Mar 13 2008 // Shares of American International Group fell as much as 8 percent Thursday on concern the world’s largest insurer could face larger-than-expected losses from a credit derivatives portfolio that has already led it to...
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