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S&P: Japan’s Rating Outlook Now Negative on Quake Costs; Affirms Debt Ratings

Standard and Poor’s threatened to cut Japan’s sovereign credit rating again, warning the huge cost of last month’s devastating earthquake will hurt already weak public finances unless bickering politicians can agree to raise taxes. It affirmed its long-term sovereign credit …

Best Puts Omega’s Ratings on Review/Negative; Syndicate 958 Unchanged

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Omega Specialty Insurance Company Limited (OSIL) and the ICR of “bbb” of Omega Insurance …