U.S. News

U.S. Credit Outlook Cut by S&P on Deficit Concerns

Standard & Poor’s Monday downgraded its credit outlook for the United States, citing a risk that policymakers may not reach agreement on a plan to slash the huge federal budget deficit. While the credit rating agency maintained the country’s top …

QBE Completes Acquisition of RenRe’s U.S. Insurance Operations

Australia’s QBE announced that it has completed its acquisition of the U.S. admitted insurance businesses of Renaissance Re, which include a U.S. crop and small specialist program insurance business. QBE said the acquisition supports its “commitment to growing the business …

SCOR Sells U.S. Fixed Annuity Business

French reinsurer SCOR Group announced that it is “disposing of its US Fixed Annuity business through the sale of its subsidiary Investors Insurance Corporation (IIC) for $55 million.” The entire share capital of IIC will be acquired by Athene Holding …

U.S. Opens Product Safety Office in China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will set up its first office outside the United States in China in a bid to reduce the amount of dangerous products reaching the American market. Commission head Inez Tenenbaum told reporters the “history-making” …