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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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A.M. Best gives Markel’s German insurance subsidiary A rating
30th July 2018
Global rating agency A.M. Best has assigned Markel Corporation's new German insurance subsidiary an A financial strength rating. Markel announced recently that the German federal financial supervisory authority, BaFin, had granted the firm a license to establish an insurance company in the country, called Markel Insurance SE (MISE). Markel explained at the time that the new subsidiary ... Read the full article
Sompo International’s Lexon and Bond Safeguard subsidiaries upgraded
24th July 2018
A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. subsidiaries, Lexon Insurance Company and Bond Safeguard Insurance Company, from B++ (Good) to A+ (Superior), and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings from “bbb” to “aa-”, with a stable outlook. The two firms were previously subsidiaries of Lexon Surety Group LLC, before being acquired ... Read the full article
Fitch suggests large reinsurers can better withstand market challenges
10th July 2018
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed its stable outlook and ‘AA-‘ Insurer Financial Rating (IFR) for European reinsurance giants Swiss Re and SCOR, reasoning that the scale of the companies allows them to better withstand current market challenges. The rating agency recognised that both companies currently had very strong business profiles within the ... Read the full article
PartnerRe rating outlook positive: A.M. Best
18th June 2018
A.M. Best has announced a readjustment of PartnerRe’s rating outlook from stable to positive, placing the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) at A+ for the majority of the firm’s subsidiaries. Additionally, Best has increased the PartnerRe American and Canadian Life Reinsurance Companies’ ... Read the full article
Italy’s rising sovereign risks threaten major insurer ratings: Moody’s
6th June 2018
Moody’s Investors Service has placed Italian insurers Allianz S.p.A (Allianz Italy) and Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. (UG) on review for downgrade as the country faces a financial crisis following the election of a Eurosceptic coalition government. The announcement follows Moody's decision to place the Italian government's Baa2 debt rating under review for ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades Sompo International’s core operating subsidiaries to A+
1st May 2018
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for Sompo International Holdings’ (SIH) core operating companies, from A to A+. SIH and its operating subsidiaries are also considered to have a stable outlook, and S&P raised its long-term issuer credit and senior debt ratings on SIH ... Read the full article
Florida Specialty rated after loss portfolio transfer and reinsurance with Sirius
5th April 2018
Florida Specialty Insurance Company has been assigned a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, following the implementation of a new action plan that includes a loss portfolio transfer and reinsurance programme with Sirius America Insurance Company. The loss portfolio transfer applies to Florida Specialty’s net losses, while the reinsurance relates ... Read the full article
Spain’s re/insurers to benefit from GDP growth, improved sovereign outlook: S&P
4th April 2018
The Spanish insurance and reinsurance sector is set to benefit from an improving economic outlook for the country, as GDP growth and an improved sovereign outlook flow through to re/insurers, according to Standard & Poor's. Rating agency S&P has upgraded the Spanish sovereign credit ratings to 'A-' from 'BBB+' on economic ... Read the full article
European re/insurers stable despite intensely competitive market: A.M. Best
2nd February 2018
Western European re/insurers enjoy stable ratings and an operating environment that's showing signs of picking up as economic activity increases across the Eurozone, but players are still walking the tightrope of a saturated and highly competitive, pressurised market. Despite limited growth prospects and a continued backdrop of low investment returns, A.M. ... Read the full article
MENA offers attractive growth opportunities despite growing headwinds: A.M. Best
1st February 2018
The Middle East & North African (MENA) region offer attractive growth opportunities, however the credit quality of re/insurers operating in the territory is likely to be tested over the next few years as a result of the increasing geopolitical uncertainty, A.M. Best said in a Special Report on MENA. Analysts pointed ... Read the full article
Demotech warns Florida insurers could face rating actions
7th February 2017
Rating agency Demotech has announced it will suspend its recommendations for Florida property insurers after two recent court decisions, Johnson and Sebo, have intensified the impact from the assignment of benefits (AOB) epidemic. The rating agency has advised Florida insurers to review their protocols, saying the court decisions had revised claims ... Read the full article
Operating landscape a new reality for reinsurers: A.M. Best
11th January 2017
Global reinsurance companies are faced with a new market reality of lower returns and increased dependency on underwriting for profits, explains ratings agency A.M. Best. The softened reinsurance landscape has persisted for some time now, and reinsurers are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve the kind of returns on their underwriting ... Read the full article
Istmo Re downgraded on “regulatory intervention” by Panama
14th December 2016
Panamanian domiciled reinsurance firm Istmo Re, or Istmo Compañía de Reaseguros, Inc. to give its full name, has had its Financial Strength Rating downgraed to a Non-Rating Designation of E (Under Regulatory Supervision) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “e” from “bb+” by A.M. Best after ... Read the full article
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