March 12, 2003
inreon, the reinsurance online insurance platform, founded by Swiss Re and Munich Re, announced an expansion of its international operations in Japan, with the addition of two of the country’s largest P/C insurers – Sompo Japan and Fuji Fire & …
March 7, 2003
Standard & Poor’s has assigned its ‘BBB’ insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to South China Insurance Co. Ltd. The outlook on the counterparty rating is stable. The ratings reflect the company’s satisfactory underwriting performance and strong balance sheet. …
February 28, 2003
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has recently integrated its Asia/Pacific insurance rating and information operations to serve Japan, Australia and New Zealand under A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Ltd. in Hong Kong. “Companies in Japan, Australia and New Zealand will now …
November 26, 2002
AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR), one of the leading providers in catastrophe modeling and weather risk management, announced the release of new typhoon and earthquake models for the Asia-Pacific region. “The new typhoon models include Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines. …
November 22, 2002
inreon, the Internet-based reinsurance trading platform announced that German broker Koenig & Reeker has become its 100th member. The company joins 81 other cedants and brokers from 17 countries across Asia, North America and Europe that have signed membership agreements …
October 3, 2002
Oakland-based EQECAT has been selected by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) to participate in a major industry study that will revise and redraw the Canadian CRESTA zone seismic boundaries. The study plans to use EQECAT’s WORLDCATenterpriseTM to redefine the …
September 6, 2002
Inreon, the Internet trading platform launched by Munich Re and Swiss Re, announced that it has expanded its scope to offer reinsurance buyers facultative liability cover via the platform from a panel of blue chip reinsurers. It also announced plans …
August 16, 2002
Standard & Poor’s has assigned its triple-‘B’-plus insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Taiwan-based Chung Kuo Insurance Co. Ltd. (Chung Kuo), based on the company’s strong capitalization, prudent investment profile, and satisfactory underwriting performance. The strengths are counterbalanced …
August 12, 2002
Standard & Poor’s Ragtings Services has revised its outlook on Taiwan-based Shinkong Insurance Co. Ltd.’s single “A-” counterparty credit rating from stable to negative. The counterparty credit rating as well as the single-‘A’-minus insurer financial strength rating on the company …
August 1, 2002
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its triple-‘B’-plus insurer financial strength and counter party credit ratings on Central Reinsurance Corp. (Central Re). The outlook on the counter party credit rating is stable. The ratings reflect the company’s strong market position, …