Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Ireland-domiciled Willis Group Holdings PLC to positive from stable, and has affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ long-term counterparty credit rating on Willis and related ratings on debt issues outstanding. “The positive outlook …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ‘a’ of Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Company Limited (CICL), Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd. and Catlin Re Switzerland …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘A’ financial strength rating to Allied World Assurance Co. AG (AW Switzerland), a newly formed operating subsidiary of Bermuda-based operating company Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. (Allied World; A/WatchPos/–). The ultimate parent …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Minneapolis-based RiverSource Life Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York. Best also …
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 a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, …
A.M. Best has begun an assessment of the potential financial impact Hurricane Irene’s passage through the Caribbean and up the East coast of the U.S. might have on the property/casualty industry in the U.S., Caribbean as well as the global …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation (China Re) and its subsidiaries, China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd. (CPCR) and China Life …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) of AMEX Assurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company. The outlook for both ratings is …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bb+” of Nigeria’s Continental Reinsurance Plc, both with stable outlooks. The rating upgrades reflect …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on AEGON N.V. and its operating subsidiaries to stable from negative, and has affirmed the ‘AA-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on AEGON’s core subsidiaries and the ‘A-/A-2’ …
