S&P Global Ratings News

S&P Upgrades Lloyd’s Financial Strength Rating to AA-

S&P Global Ratings has revised its financial strength rating for Lloyd’s of London to “AA–”, outlook stable, from “A+”, outlook stable. The rating upgrade reflects the improvement in Lloyd’s balance sheet strength, which S&P has assessed to be “excellent,” as …

Parent of Key SiriusPoint Shareholder Goes Into Receivership; Ratings Impact Neutral

SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that the parent company of a key shareholder has been taken into private receivership by its lenders in Singapore. CMIG International Holding Pte Ltd (CMIH) is the parent company of CM …

S&P Raises Reinsurance Sector View to Stable From Negative as Rates Keep Rising

S&P Global has raised its view of the global reinsurance sector to stable from negative, it said on Tuesday, due to higher reinsurance rates and increasing investment income, while rival Moody’s kept its outlook for the sector stable. The COVID-19 …

Reinsurers’ Cyber Rates Expected to Rise as They Seek to Regain Profitability: S&P

More cyber reinsurance rate increases can be expected as reinsurers seek to regain underwriting profits in their cyber portfolios, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. “Reinsurers had a difficult 2022 due to low profitability and even underwriting …

S&P Revises Outlooks for Munich Re, Swiss Re While Affirming AA- Ratings

S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlooks for Munich Re and Swiss Re, affirming both reinsurers’ “AA-” issuer credit and financial strength ratings. Munich Re’s outlook was revised to positive from stable on improving diversification, while Swiss Re’s outlook was …

Ratings Firms Struggle With Climate Risk in $133 Trillion Market

With 46 straight days of 100-degree heat and coastal waters approaching hot-tub temperatures, Miami can seem like a clear example of the costs of a warming world. But analysts at S&P Global Inc. aren’t sweating it. They recently upgraded Miami’s …

Will S&P Change ‘Negative’ Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Stable’ in 2023?

While no one directly asked the question of this article’s headline at the S&P Global Ratings June annual insurance conference, the prospect that an outlook change is near came into view during the industry meeting. During a panel on property/casualty …

Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist in 2024

Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for property-catastrophe in 2024, even if the market comes through hurricane season unscathed, reinsurance company executives said. Kevin O’Donnell, president and chief executive officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., and Brian Young, president and …

Insurance Costs Rapidly Rising for Rental Properties: S&P

The recent upticks in the frequency and severity of weather events has also affected insurance premiums for rental properties. According to S&P Global Ratings, insurance is an increasing percentage of total expenses for rental properties and the trend is expected …

Wait ‘Til Next Year: Auto Profit Unlikely to Return in 2023: S&P

In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss cost continue to climb and profits will continue to elude personal auto insurers—probably until 2024, analysts at Standard & Poor’s said. John Iten, senior analyst and P/C sector …