A.M. Best Co. has removed the ratings from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Utah-based Great Western Insurance Company, but has assigned them a negative …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was stripped of its ‘AAA’ credit rating by Fitch Ratings, barely hours after S&P cut General Electric Co’s top-tier rating, as the global financial crisis pummels America’s corporate titans. Citing concerns about Berkshire’s equity and derivatives …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “a” of the non-operating holding company, the UK’s AVIVA plc, and the financial strength rating (FSR) to’ A’ (Excellent) from ‘A+’ (Superior) and the ICRs to “a+” …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Germany’s Allianz Societas Europaea (Allianz SE) and its main subsidiaries. The outlook for all of the ratings is …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that a management consolidation plan between Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (AA-/Stable/–) and NIPPONKOA Insurance Co. Ltd. (A+/Stable/–) could impact its ratings on the non-life insurers, depending on a rating review to be conducted …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative debt ratings of “bbb” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb-” to subordinated securities and “bb+” to preferred stock, which may be issued under United America Indemnity, Ltd.’s (UAI) (Georgetown, Cayman Islands) recently filed shelf registration …
