January 18, 2012
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has followed up on the rating actions it announced in December concerning a number of Europe’s largest insurers. S&P has lowered its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding …
December 13, 2011
As 2011 winds down, Canadian property and casualty (P&C) insurers can “list some notable lows and highs during the year, including unusually large catastrophe losses from wildfires in Slave Lake, Alta., and improved performance in the Ontario auto segment, thanks …
December 12, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has placed its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding companies) on CreditWatch with negative implications: • Allianz Group (including the Euler Hermes group) • Aviva Group …
November 10, 2011
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Torus Specialty Insurance Company and Torus National Insurance Company, both of which are domiciled in Wilmington, Delaware, and are wholly owned …
November 10, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the operating insurance companies of State Auto Group to ‘BBB+’ from ‘A-‘. S&P also lowered its counterparty credit rating on State Auto Financial Corp. to …
November 3, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Allstate Corp., Allstate Insurance Co. (AIC), and its core property-liability insurance companies (collectively, Allstate Protection), as well as the life insurance companies, deemed strategically important to the group (collectively, Allstate …
November 1, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB’ long-term counterparty credit rating on Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and its ‘A-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the core operating subsidiary, Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. The outlook is stable. Montpelier …
October 31, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd., and its core subsidiaries (collectively Swiss Re, or the group) to ‘AA-‘ from ‘A+’. The outlook on …
October 14, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its rating on Mariah Re Ltd.’s Series 2010-1 notes to ‘CC(sf)’ from ‘CCC(sf)’ and removed the rating from CreditWatch, where it was placed with negative implications on Oct. 4, 2011. …
October 12, 2011
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit ratings of “bbb+” to RetailFirst Insurance Company and BusinessFirst Insurance Company, collectively referred to as RetailFirst Insurance Group, and has assigned a stable outlook to …