A.M. Best: Reinsurers Need Underwriting Discipline in Competitive Market January 14, 2015 Increasing competition and lower underwriting margins in the reinsurance market highlights the importance of disciplined underwriting, according to an A.M....
Proposed XL Acquisition of Catlin Gets Review From Rating Agencies January 12, 2015 A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s have weighed in with their comments about XL Group’s announced agreement to acquire Catlin...
A.M. Best: Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Under Review December 23, 2014 A.M. Bestplaced under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of...
A.M. Best: Rated Middle Eastern Insurers Well-Capitalized; Reliant on Reinsurance December 22, 2014 Insurers in the Middle East have strong levels of risk-adjusted capital, although they continue to rely heavily on reinsurance protection...
A.M. Best: Ratings Stable for Western European (Re)Insurers December 22, 2014 Insurers and reinsurers in western Europe posted solid performances in 2014 and retained their capital strength against a backdrop of...
A.M. Best Report: ‘Grey Swan’ Risks Can Affect Balance Sheets, Ratings December 17, 2014 A new special report from A.M. Best discusses the need for non-life and life insurers to address threats called “grey...
A.M. Best: Global Re Stocks Underperform as Catastrophe Prices Drop December 15, 2014 Stocks for publicly traded reinsurance companies (including the four large European reinsurers) performed well below the overall market through the...
A.M. Best Comments on Results of EIOPA’s Insurance Stress Test December 9, 2014 A.M. Best said it would be premature to draw negative conclusions from the most recent Solvency II stress tests conducted...
A.M. Best Report: Last Resort Insurers Welcome Catastrophe Bond Market December 3, 2014 The convergence market has provided an opportunity for entities that act as insurers of last resort to transfer some of...
A.M. Best: Asia-Pacific M&As Driven by Top-Line Growth Prospects December 3, 2014 The Asia-Pacific region has been a popular destination for mergers and acquisitions, driven by top-line growth prospects for many still-developing...