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Ratings are a critical component of the insurance and reinsurance market, providing important indications of financial strength and creditworthiness for insurers and reinsurers.
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S&P upgrades CCR Re ratings as volatility reduced
17th January 2023
S&P Global Ratings has decided to upgrade the ratings of CCR Re, based on the expectation that the reinsurer will be able to structurally reduce the volatility of its technical results and overall profitability over the coming years. The rating agency has revised the stand-alone credit profile of CCR Re to ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades TransRe credit ratings
11th January 2023
AM Best has upgraded the credit ratings of TransRe, a reinsurance company wholly owned by Alleghany Corporation, and removed them from under review with positive implications. The reinsurer, and its subsidiaries, now hold a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior), which previously was A+ (Superior). Its Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings ... Read the full article
Kin’s second reciprocal exchange gets Demotech A rating
11th January 2023
Kin Insurance, a US insurtech and primary carrier focused on home insurance for catastrophe-exposed areas, has announced that financial analysis firm Demotech has assigned an FSR of A, Exceptional, to the Kin Interinsurance Nexus. The Kin Interinsurance Nexus is Kin’s second reciprocal exchange and utilises a direct-to-consumer model and efficient technology ... Read the full article
KBRA turns negative on Heritage, cites losses & equity concerns
22nd December 2022
Rating agency KBRA has revised its outlook from stable to negative for super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, Heritage Insurance Holdings (HIH), citing continued operating losses and a significant equity decline. Analysts downgraded their outlook for HIH and for operating subsidiary Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC), but maintained table ratings ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Covéa ratings following PartnerRe acquisition
22nd December 2022
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Covéa Coopérations to A+ (superior) from A (excellent), and its long-term issuer credit rating to “aa-” (superior) from “a+” (excellent), while removing its status of under review with positive implications. According to the rating agency, the ratings reflect Covéa’s balance sheet strength, ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades Talcott’s ratings, outlook remains positive
20th December 2022
Moody’s has upgraded the insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings of Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company and Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company (TLA) to Baa2 from Baa3, the outlook of the Talcott entities remains positive. Moody's upgrade and continued positive outlook reflect the firm's view that recent large transactions along ... Read the full article
AM Best turns positive on AIG, noting “steady improving trend”
19th December 2022
AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” (Good) of AIG, and has revised the outlooks to positive from stable for the Long-Term ICRs and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of ... Read the full article
RenRe’s Fontana Re units get AM Best ratings
19th December 2022
AM Best has assigned ratings to Fontana Reinsurance and its US counterpart, two subsidiaries of the casualty and specialty venture recently launched by Bermuda reinsurer RenRe. Fontana Re has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent), and ... Read the full article
AM Best notes a reversion in negative trends for Barents Re
16th December 2022
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Barents Re and its affiliate, Barents Re Lux. AM Best suggests that the revised outlooks reflect the reversion of the negative trend ... Read the full article
AM Best downgrades QIC and Antares Re credit ratings
16th December 2022
AM Best has downgraded the credit ratings of Qatar Insurance Company Q.S.P.C. (QIC) , and its subsidiary Antares Re. The outlook of these ratings has been revised to stable from negative. The rating agency said it was switching the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ... Read the full article
AM Best maintains negative outlook on US Personal Lines insurance
6th December 2022
Global credit rating agency AM Best has announced it is maintaining its negative outlook on the US personal lines insurance segment for 2023. It was recently revised to negative in September 2022. According to the announcement, AM Best's decision to maintain this outlook is primarily due to significant deterioration in reported ... Read the full article
FTX collapse a “sobering warning” for insurers: AM Best
6th December 2022
The bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is the latest example of a corporate collapse resulting from governance failures, and carries some tough lessons for insurers, according to AM Best. Although FTX is not an insurance company, the rating agency asserts that the series of events leading to its collapse should nonetheless ... Read the full article
AM Best assigns positive outlook to DUAE market segment
6th December 2022
The global delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) segment has been assigned a positive outlook by credit rating agency AM Best. Technology, talent and diverse sources of capital continue to drive growth in this channel, the agency added. According to the announcement, the outlook reflects AM Best’s expectation that this distribution channel ... Read the full article
Moody’s turns negative on global P&C sector
5th December 2022
Rating agency Moody’s has decided to change its outlook for global property and casualty (P&C) insurers to negative from stable, citing high claims inflation, the gradual return of claims frequencies to pre-pandemic levels, and rising reinsurance costs. With weaker economic growth and competitive pressures hindering insurers’ efforts to push through offsetting ... Read the full article
Spanish insurance sector outlook to remain neutral: Fitch
5th December 2022
Fitch Ratings’ 2023 sector outlook for Spanish insurance is neutral, as the sector should maintain its strong credit fundamentals in both life and non-life insurance, according to the rating agency’s latest Outlook for the sector. Fitch expects technical margins of the non-life sector to deteriorate in 2023 due to high inflation, ... Read the full article
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