Latest S&P Headlines
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Triad Guaranty Comments on S&P ‘AA’ Rating
Jun 16 2004 // North Carolina-based mortgage insurer Triad Guaranty Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Triad Guaranty Insurance Corporation, has received affirmation of its ‘AA” counterparty credit and financial strength...
S&P Affirms Allianz ART Ratings, CreditWatch Removed
Jun 14 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “AA-” long-term counterparty credit, insurer financial strength, and insurer financial enhancement ratings on Swiss-based Allianz...
S&P Reports on P/C Commercial Lines Insurers; Raises Outlook to Stable
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial-lines insurance industry to stable from negative “based on the delicate balance now in play between the...
S&P Affirms-W/draws Old Republic Mercantile Rating
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘AA’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Old Republic Mercantile Insurance Co., and has subsequently withdrawn...
S&P Report Highlights Threat of Silica Claims
Jun 11 2004 // Standard & Poor’s announced that it is “keeping a close eye on developments” in the area of silica exposure, as they “could produce the kinds of litigation and insurance problems that asbestos...
S&P Affirms Allianz Canada ‘BBB’ Ratings; Raises Outlook to Stable
Jun 10 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Allianz Insurance Co. of Canada and Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada (collectively referred to as Allianz Canada) to stable from...
S&P Affirms Zurich Specialties ‘A’ Rating; Off Watch
Jun 8 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich Specialties London Ltd. (ZSL), and removed it...
S&P Affirms Mapfre Re ‘AA-‘ Ratings
Jun 4 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “AA-” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Spanish reinsurer Mapfre Re Compania de Reaseguros,...
S&P Affirms Sistema Mapfre Group ‘AA’ ratings
Jun 4 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed the “AA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Mapfre Mutualidad de Seguros y Reaseguros a Prima...
Reinsurers’ Resolve to be Tested Says S&P Report
Jun 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report on the current state of the reinsurance community, which concludes that its resolve will be further tested in 2005. Striking a balance between the...
S&P Ups Outlook, Affirms Allianz Australia Ratings
Jun 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised the rating outlook on Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd. (Allianz Australia) and its associated company, Allianz New Zealand Ltd., to positive from...
S&P Assigns ‘BBB’ Rating to Kuwait Re
Jun 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Kuwait Reinsurance Co. K.S.C. (KR), with a stable...
S&P Affirms R&SA Puerto Rico ‘BBB’ Ratings
Jun 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Puerto Rico) Inc. with a stable...
S&P Affirms Two QBE Operating Units ‘A+’ Ratings
May 28 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A+’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Australia’s QBE Reinsurance Corp. (QBE Re) and QBE Insurance...
S&P Reports on Japan’s Non-life Insurers
May 28 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report on the unconsolidated financial results of Japan’s 10 major non-life insurers for fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004), indicating that they are...
S&P Affirms GEICO and Subs ‘AAA’ Ratings
May 27 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘AAA’ counterparty credit rating on GEICO Corp. and its ‘AAA’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on...
S&P Affirms Alea’s ‘A-‘ Rating; CEO Comments
May 27 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A-” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Alea London Ltd., Alea (Bermuda) Ltd., Alea Europe...
S&P Affirms Sunderland Marine ‘BBB’ Ratings
May 24 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that, following a review, it has affirmed its ‘BBB’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based insurer Sunderland...
S&P Assigns ‘A-‘ Rating to TrygVesta Group
May 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its ‘A-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Denmark-based Tryg Forsikring A/S (Tryg) and...
Fallout from MMC’s Kroll Acquisition
May 20 2004 // Major acquisition announcements inevitably trigger a lot of fallout – very like the effect of throwing a large rock into a still pond. The ripples spread out over the pond’s surface. MMC’s announcement...
