Standard & Poor’s (S&P) News

Litmus Analysis on S&P’s Decision to Withdraw ‘Public Information’ Ratings

A report from London-based Litmus Analysis examines the decision by Standard & Poor’s to withdraw “its entire North American and EMEA ‘pi’ (public information based) insurance ratings. This amounted to 38 ratings withdrawals in EMEA and 131 in America.” Litmus …

S&P Applies Revised Insurance Criteria to 22 Reinsurers and Subs

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has reviewed its ratings on 22 large global reinsurance groups by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. (See the Ratings List for the ratings …

S&P Assesses Insurance Industry and Country Risk Shaping Insurance Markets

A report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services notes that “for the two main insurance sectors, life and property/casualty (P/C), overall industry and country risks are, on average, much lower in developed than in emerging markets.” S&P explained that it …