December 21, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of most P/C life/health insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc., as well as the ICR of “bbb” of AIG. Best also said it has …
December 18, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC), the main operating company of Zurich Financial Services Ltd. (ZFS), and its rated subsidiaries. …
December 18, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Hong Kong-based NIPPONKOA Insurance Company (Asia) Limited, both with stable outlooks for both ratings is stable. “The ratings reflect NIPPONKOA …
December 18, 2009
Europe’s insurance sector has “fared well relative to banks over the past two years,” a new report from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services notes. As an example, the study – “European Insurers Withstand Global Economic Conditions, But Resilience Will Likely …
December 16, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicates 570 and 609, which are both managed by Atrium Underwriters Limited (AUL). The outlook for all of the ratings …
December 15, 2009
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the following core subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. to ‘A’ from ‘A-‘: — Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Co. Ltd. — U.S.-based Catlin Specialty …
December 15, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Best also affirmed all debt ratings issued by Swiss Re and its …
December 15, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Florida-based First Colonial Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. First Colonial’s ultimate parent is The Allstate …
December 15, 2009
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it withdrew its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on XL Europe Ltd. on Dec. 10, 2009. “We withdrew the ratings because of the company’s merger and business portfolio transfer, effective Dec. …
December 11, 2009
Len Kline and his business partners, the private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, had an ambitious goal when they created Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. in late 2007. They would grow Ascension from zero revenue to …