July 30, 2024
SCOR SE Chief Executive Officer Thierry Leger said he’s taking over control of the company’s life and health unit after it led the firm to report its first quarterly loss since 2022. The Paris-based reinsurer posted a loss of €308 …
March 10, 2023
AM Best announced Thursday that it has downgraded the financial strength rating to A (excellent) from A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings to “a+” (Excellent) from “aa-” (Superior) of SCOR SE and its main operating subsidiaries. The rating …
February 7, 2023
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) of SCOR SE and its key operating entities to A1 from Aa3 while at the same time changing the company’s outlook to stable from negative. On Oct. 13, 2022, Moody’s …
November 21, 2022
S&P Global Ratings announced that the rating agency is lowering the “AA-” financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings for global reinsurer SCOR SE and its operating subsidiaries, highlighting persistent underperformance as the reason for the downgrades. “SCOR’s operating performance …
July 28, 2022
Reinsurer SCOR reported a first half loss attributed to the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophes and the severe drought in Brazil. The H1 loss of €239 million (US$242.6 million), compares with net income of €380 million (US$385.8 million) reported during …
May 16, 2022
Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated natural catastrophe claims and a first round of claims reserves from the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Fitch Ratings in a …
July 30, 2021
The first half financial results, reported by a group of six reinsurers over the past week, generally show a strong return to profits after last year’s challenging market conditions. A wrap-up of these H1 results follows for Swiss Re, Everest …
May 26, 2020
French reinsurer SCOR announced that its Chairman & CEO Denis Kessler will receive 30% less in his annual variable compensation for 2019, which is equal to €325,260 (US$354,333). In addition, the company has decided to cancel its 2019 dividend. Kessler’s …
July 25, 2019
French reinsurer SCOR, which was the target of a failed takeover attempt last year, said its net profit for the second quarter rose 62% from the same period a year ago, helping the company meet financial targets it set three …