Yearly Archives: 2001

Acceleration National Gets ‘R’

An “R” FSR was assigned to Acceleration National Insurance Co. (ANIC) by S&P. The Ohio-domiciled property/casualty company, licensed in 47...

First Mutual Assigned ‘R’

Following a judicial granting of authority to the Kentucky Department of Insurance to supervise the daily operations of the assessment...

Penn Treaty Downgraded

The counterparty credit and FSRs on Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Co. were downgraded from “A-” to “BBB+” by S&P....

Best Affirms Munich Re Group

The “A++” FSR of Munich Reinsurance Co. was affirmed by A.M. Best. The rating action also applies to the company’s...

Zurich Re’s ‘AA’ Affirmed

The “AA” insurer FSR and counterparty credit rating of Zurich Ruckversicherung, also known as Zurich Re, were affirmed by S&P,...

Hartford Affirmed

All ratings for the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) were affirmed by Fitch. Those ratings include HIG’s fixed-income ratings,...

Amwest Downgraded

Following the release of third-quarter earnings and a formal review of the financial position through September 2000 of the Amwest...

A BUDDING RELATIONSHIP

An agreement between the Insurance Educational Association and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has resulted in a...

SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS

Washington Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn issued a final report on the international effort to recover Holocaust Era insurance policies, urging...

BIG 2 LAUNCH ONLINE RE

The world’s two largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, whose combined premiums total more than $25 billion, teamed up...