Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Aviva Insurance Europe SE (Aviva SE) to ‘A-‘ from ‘A+’. In addition S&P said the ratings “remain on CreditWatch with negative implications, where …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings on Assurant Inc. (BBB/Stable/A-2) and its related companies were unaffected by the announcement that Assurant will take a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $306 million (after taxes) for the fourth quarter …
A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Blue Ridge Insurance Company (BRIC) (Sun Prairie, WI), United Security Insurance Company (USIC) (Greenwood Village, CO) and Capital City …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Bermuda’s Arch Reinsurance Ltd. and its strategic affiliates. Best also revised …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to Everest Insurance Company of Canada (EvCan), both with stable outlooks. Best noted that EvCan is “licensed to write property, automobile, …
Yesterday Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it had lowered its sovereign rating on Japan to ‘AA-‘ from ‘AA’. The rating agency followed up that action by announcing that it has also lowered its financial strength ratings and long-term …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has placed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Société Tunisienne de Reassurance (Tunis Re) under review with negative implications. Best said the rating action “reflects …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Italy’s Societa Cattolica di Assicurazione – Societa Cooperativa. …
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Iowa-based Berkley National Insurance Company are unchanged following internal modifications effected by W. R. Berkley Corporation with respect to reinsurance …
