Monthly Archives: July 2001

AEGIS Affirmed, Outlook Negative

Fitch affirmed the “AA-” insurer FSR of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS) and changed the rating outlook...

Merchants Affirmed

Fitch affirmed its “A-” insurer FSR of Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based mutual property/casualty insurer; and Merchants Insurance...

ART Assigned Rating

Zurich-based Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) received an “AA” financial enhancement rating (FER) from S&P. The rating was the first FER...

SAFECO Affirmed

A.M. Best Co. affirmed the “A” FSRs of SAFECO Corporation’s property/casualty and life/health subsidiaries and removed all ratings from under...

AIG Affirmed

Fitch affirmed the ratings of American International Group Inc. (AIG) and its insurance subsidiaries. The ratings are supported by AIG’s...

Independent Lowered

S&P lowered its counterparty credit and insurer FSR for U.K.-based insurer Independent Insurance Co. Ltd. to “BB” from “BBB+.” S&P...

Financial Pacific Affirmed

Financial Pacific Insurance Group announced that A.M. Best affirmed a rating of “A-” for its principal operating subsidiary Financial Pacific...

IMPACTS OF E-SIGN

The impact on insurers of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (also known as “E-Sign”)...

BANK ENTERS INSURANCE WORLD

Manufacturers Bank announced that it had entered into a referral alliance with AXA Advisors LLC to provide bank customers with...

POWER OF PROTECTION

Kemper Insurance Companies, Aquila Inc. and its wholly owned affiliate Aquila Re Ltd. announced they have joined together to market...