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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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Lloyd’s renews central fund insurance, gets FSR upgrade by AM Best
7th August 2024
The world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, Lloyd's, has had its financial strength rating (FSR) upgraded to A+ (superior) from A (excellent) by AM Best, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Burkhard Keese confirms the early renewal of the central fund insurance in 2024. Additionally, ratings agency AM Best has revised the ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Eureka-Re’s ratings
5th August 2024
AM Best, the global credit rating agency, has upgraded the ratings of reinsurer Eureka-Re SCC (Eureka) (Barbados). The Financial Strength Rating has been upgraded to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) along with the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating changed to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good). AM Best stated that the ratings reflect Eurekas’s ... Read the full article
AM Best revises outlook for Palomar and subsidiaries to stable
31st July 2024
AM Best, the global credit rating agency, has revised the outlook to stable from positive and upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” (Good) from “bbb-” (Good) of Palomar Holdings, Inc., the insurance holding company and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include Palomar Specialty Insurance Company (PSIC), Palomar Excess ... Read the full article
TFIC’s negative outlook impacted by large weather-related claims: AM Best
31st July 2024
AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of Tennessee Farmers Insurance Companies (TFIC), a move influenced by the company’s deteriorating performance due to large claims resulting from significant weather events. The credit rating agency also affirmed the company’s Financial Strength Ratings (FSR) ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades Munich Re’s ratings on improved profitability & earnings diversification
26th July 2024
S&P Global Ratings has raised to 'AA' from 'AA-' its long-term issuer credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the entities within the Munich Re group, citing significant improvement in overall profitability and earnings diversification in recent years. "Our base case indicates that Munich Re's strong and well-diversified earnings will remain ... Read the full article
AM Best places credit ratings of SCOR under review following L&H update
25th July 2024
AM Best has placed the credit ratings of SCOR and its main subsidiaries under review with developing implications following the French reinsurer's publication of an update on its Q2 2024 and full-year 2024 results. In the update, SCOR announced that it has decided to accelerate its life & health (L&H) ... Read the full article
S&P affirms SCOR’s ‘A+’ ratings with stable outlook despite L&H profit warning
24th July 2024
Despite profit warning and a drop in capitalisation, S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'A+' long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit ratings on SCOR SE and related core subsidiaries. The outlook remains stable. The rating agency restated its expectations on capital and earnings as a result of SCOR’s decision to ... Read the full article
Global IT outage won’t have lasting impact on rated universe: Morningstar DBRS
22nd July 2024
Despite expecting the July 19 global IT outage to cause widespread disruption across a variety of corporate and financial sectors, including an influx of cyber business interruption claims, Morningstar DBRS does not anticipate a lasting impact on its rated universe. In a recent report, the firm's analysts noted that the outage ... Read the full article
AM Best revises Kuwait Re’s outlook to positive
22nd July 2024
AM Best, the global credit rating agency, has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Kuwait Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P. (Kuwait Re). The rating agency has stated that these ratings reflect Kuwait Re’s ... Read the full article
Lancashire gets positive outlook, ratings affirmed by S&P
28th June 2024
S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook to positive from stable for Lancashire Holdings Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries (LRE), as the firm has strengthened its competitive position over the past few years through a diversification strategy. LRE produced strong underwriting profitability in 2023, expected to continue through 2026, barring any ... Read the full article
E&S startup Dellwood Specialty gets AM Best rating
25th June 2024
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Dellwood Specialty, a startup excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance company targeting small- and medium-size enterprise risks exclusively through wholesale brokers and program administrators. The outlook assigned to these ... Read the full article
AM Best affirms Hadron’s credit ratings and upgrades Folgate’s financial strength rating
25th June 2024
AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the credit ratings of Folgate Insurance Company Limited, an US and international hybrid fronting carrier, and affirmed Hadron Specialty Insurance Company’s credit ratings. Folgate’s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) was upgraded to A- (Excellent) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades REVO Insurance rating to A-
21st June 2024
S&P Global Ratings has raised REVO Insurance, S.p.A.’s, an Italian insurer specialised in parametric policies and specialty lines, rating from BBB+ to A- with a stable outlook. According to the rating agency, the upgraded rating reflects the insurer’s “profitable growth across all the business lines maintaining its leadership in the Surety ... Read the full article
AM Best downgrades Sun Re Ltd’s financial strength amid balance sheet challenges
19th June 2024
Credit rating agency AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of reinsurer Sun Re L from B+ (Good) to B (Fair) and lowered its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating from “bbb-” (Good) to “bb” (Fair). These Credit Ratings are now under review with negative implications following Sun Re's request to withdraw ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of PURE Specialty Exchange
19th June 2024
AM Best has upgraded the Issuer Credit Rating of PURE Specialty Exchange, citing the firm's financial flexibility, high-quality assets, and conservative investment portfolio. Spelt out, AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A ... Read the full article
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