Transatalantic News

Reinsurance company Transatlantic Holdings Inc said Thursday it has filed suit against its unsolicited suitor, Validus Holdings Ltd., and rejected its offer as “inferior and highly conditional.” Transatlantic also established a poison-pill plan to keep anyone from taking control of …

A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Validus Reinsurance Ltd., as well as the ICR of “bbb-” and the indicative ratings of “bbb-“, “bb+” and …