Moody’s ratings News

AIG’s Plan to Divest Life & Retirement Business Could Prompt Ratings Downgrades

American International Group’s plan to downsize by divesting its Life & Retirement (L&R) business is drawing cautious and wary reactions from rating agencies that follow the property/casualty insurance giant. They said that they’re worried about what the divestiture will do …

Moody’s Assigns First-Time A3 Rating to Fosun-Backed Peak Re

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned an A3 insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. with a stable rating outlook. Peak Re’s A3 IFSR reflects its good franchise in the Asian reinsurance market, solid capitalization, expanding …

A.M. Best’s ‘A-‘ Rating Not as Good as It Seems: Fitch

Fitch Ratings this week warned that users of insurance ratings from four large credit rating agencies (CRAs) fail to understand differences in the rating scales โ€“ differences that separate A.M. Best from the rest of that pack. Specifically, Fitch said …