January 28, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada (RSA Canada), Quebec Assurance Company and …
December 22, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Italy’s Societa Cattolica di Assicurazione – Societa Cooperativa. Both ratings gave negative outlooks. Best said the ratings reflect its “expectation …
December 3, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of South Korea’s Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (HMFI) both with stable outlooks. “The ratings reflect the …
October 1, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Chicago-based Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Starr Insurance & Reinsurance Limited and an indirect …
September 4, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Bermuda-based Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited (DSI) with stable outlooks. “The ratings reflect DSI’s supportive level of risk-adjusted capitalization, improved operating …
June 22, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit rating of “bb+” of Nigeria’s Continental Reinsurance Plc, both with stable outlooks. “The ratings reflect Continental Re’s insufficient although improving risk management and insufficient security …
January 28, 2009
2009 will see the political consequences of the global credit crunch start to have an impact, according to the 16th annual Political Risk Map, launched today by Aon Risk Services, a division of Aon Corporation. In a global webcast, Aon’s …
January 15, 2009
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered to ‘A-‘ from ‘A’ its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on German life insurer Nuernberger Lebensversicherung AG and P/C insurer Nuernberger Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG, the core operating entities of Germany’s Nuernberger …
July 28, 2008
Fitch Ratings has revised its rating outlook on Imagine Insurance Company Limited and Imagine International Reinsurance Limited (collectively, Imagine) to Negative from Stable. Fitch currently rates both with an insurer financial strength (IFS) rating of ‘A-‘. Fitch explained that it …
July 1, 2008
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. and its subsidiaries remain unchanged following the recent announcement that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. …