January 7, 2011
Swiss Re Capital Markets has successfully structured and placed €75 million [app. $97 million] of notes issued by Green Fields Capital Limited covering French windstorm events. “Green Fields is a newly established Irish special purpose company incorporated with limited liability,” …
December 29, 2010
Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SA and Risk Management Solutions have announced the successful placement of $210 million of multi-peril Montana Re 2010-1 Notes, the second offering sponsored through the Montana Re shelf program. RMS noted that it had “conducted the expert …
November 12, 2010
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B+’ (Good) and the issuer credit ration of “bbb-” of Guernsey-based Connaught Insurance Company Limited, the captive insurance company of Thomas Greg & Sons Limited …
October 20, 2010
“2011 will be another challenging year,” said Roger Sellek, the CEO of A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited, at the rating agency’s annual review of the state of Europe’s insurance industry. Speaking to an attentive audience at the Grange …
October 12, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Cayman Islands-based Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. ,both with stable outlooks. The ratings of Greenlight Re are based on its “excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, …
October 6, 2010
Swiss Re’s Capital Markets unit announced that it has ‘successfully structured and placed €100 million [$138.6 million] of securities issued by Green Valley Ltd.,” covering windstorm events in France. Green Valley is a special-purpose company incorporated under the laws of …
October 1, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Cayman Islands-based United Insurance Company and its subsidiary, United Re (Europe) S.A., domiciled in Luxembourg. The outlook for all of ratings …
September 30, 2010
The remains of Tropical Storm Nicole battered the U.S. Atlantic Coast like a hurricane as it moved from the Carolinas to New England on Friday. Nicole was a minimal tropical storm for just six hours Wednesday, but the broad, ragged …
September 15, 2010
Mike Unhjem, a longtime Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota chief executive who was fired last year because of publicity about an employee trip to the Grand Cayman Islands, was found dead at his Fargo home, police said Sept. …
September 9, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the life/health and property/casualty operating subsidiaries of Colonial Group International Ltd. The outlook for all ratings is stable. Colonial …