August 8, 2005
Insurance ratings standard-bearer A.M. Best Co. assigned a financial strength rating of “A+” (superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to the members of the newly formed pool, St. Paul Travelers Insurance. Cos., headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. This …
August 8, 2005
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A+” (superior) and assigned issuer credit ratings of “aa-” to the Hartford Insurance Pool and its members. Concurrently, Best assigned an ICR of “a-” to Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and …
August 4, 2005
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the senior debt rating of RLI Corp. to Baa2 from Baa3 and the financial strength ratings of its insurance subsidiaries — RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and RLI Indemnity Company — to A2 from …
July 4, 2005
A.M. Best Co. placed the financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of the insurance and reinsurance operating subsidiaries of Alea Group Holdings Bermuda Ltd. under review with negative implications. This rating action is …
July 4, 2005
A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating to “B+” (very good) from “B++” (very good) of National American Insurance Co. of Chandler, Okla., and revised its outlook to negative from stable. Concurrently, Best assigned an issuer credit rating of …
July 4, 2005
A.M. Best Company upgraded Independence American Insurance Co. rating to “B++” (very good) from “B+” (very good). The company has a stable outlook. The ratings are based on Independence American’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization on a stand-alone basis, profitable growing presence …
July 4, 2005
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a” to Rembrandt Insurance Co. Ltd., reflecting Rembrandt’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and solid financial performance, as well as its business concentration on …
June 20, 2005
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its long-term counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on American International Group Inc. to “AA” from “AA-Plus.” S&P also removed the New York-based insurance company from its credit watch list for these categories. The …
June 20, 2005
S&P raised its counterparty credit rating on Argonaut Group Inc. to “BBB-” from “BB+.” At the same time, S&P raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Argonaut Group Inc.’s operating insurance companies to “A-” from “BBB+.” S&P also …
June 20, 2005
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (superior) and assigned issuer credit ratings of “aa-” to Selective Insurance Group and its six property/casualty pooling members. All ratings have a stable outlook. The ratings reflect Selective’s solid capitalization, …