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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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AM Best updates credit ratings and outlook for Arab Re to stable
10th September 2024
Global credit ratings agency AM Best has updated the outlook of Lebanon-domiciled Arab Reinsurance Company SAL (Arab Re) to stable reflecting the firm’s strong balance sheet strength, adequate operating performance, limited business profile, and marginal enterprise risk management. The ratings agency has also upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) ... Read the full article
Moody’s assigns A1 IFSR to SCOR & entities, outlook retained at stable
6th September 2024
Global ratings agency Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the A1 insurance financial strength ratings (IFSR) of French reinsurer SCOR and its key operating entities, with the outlook on all retained at stable. Simultaneously, all debt ratings were also affirmed by Moody’s. Despite rebalancing its underwriting portfolio, SCOR has maintained the strength of ... Read the full article
Active Re credit ratings affirmed by AM Best
3rd September 2024
Global rating agency AM Best has affirmed its “A” (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating (FSR) and its “a” (Excellent) Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR), both with a stable outlook, for Active Capital Reinsurance, Ltd. (Active Re). The rationale behind these ratings is the firm's balance sheet strength, which is assessed as strongest ... Read the full article
AM Best revises Peak Re’s outlook to stable
29th August 2024
Hong Kong-domiciled reinsurer, Peak Reinsurance Company Limited’s outlook has been revised to stable from negative by ratings agency AM Best. The revision is driven by the agency’s view of Peak Re’s ultimate parent, Fosun’s stabilised credit condition and the subdued likelihood of a potential adverse credit event at the company, which ... Read the full article
Credit ratings of Core Specialty subsidiaries upgraded by AM Best
28th August 2024
As specialty insurer Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.'s product and geographical diversification continues to improve on the back of acquisitions and organic growth initiatives, AM Best has upgraded the credit ratings of its subsidiaries. The global credit rating agency has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- ... Read the full article
AM Best’s Ethio Re ratings reflect its strong balance sheet
27th August 2024
AM Best has assigned Ethiopian Reinsurance S.C. (Ethio Re) a Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb” (Fair) with a stable outlook. Ethio Re is a small reinsurer by global standards, established in 2016. It writes a portfolio of composite reinsurance business in Ethiopia ... Read the full article
S&P assigns Enact Re A- rating as strong performance continues
22nd August 2024
Enact Re, a subsidiary of Enact Mortgage Insurance Company (EMICO), has received an A- rating from S&P Global Ratings, with a stable outlook. This is the first rating assigned to Enact Re by S&P and the second rating since its launch, which underscores continued strong performance, Enact stated. Rohit Gupta, Enact’s President ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades Talcott Financial Group & subsidiaries outlook to positive
16th August 2024
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings of Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company and Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company from Baa2 to Baa1. The company also upgraded the senior unsecured debt rating of Talcott Resolution Life, Inc. and the issuer rating of Talcott Financial Group, Ltd. ... Read the full article
AM Best issues FSR and credit ratings for Martello Re
12th August 2024
AM Best, a credit rating agency, has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Martello Re Limited, an insurance and reinsurance company based in Hamilton, Bermuda, the outlook for these ratings is stable. Martello Re’s robust balance sheet strength is ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Dunav-Re’s ratings, reflecting strong financial performance
8th August 2024
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the ratings for Serbian reinsurance company Dunav-Re a.d.o, raising its Financial Strength Rating from B+ (Good) to B++ (Good) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating from “bbb-” (Good) to “bbb” (Good), with the outlook adjusted from positive to stable. These upgraded ratings are ... Read the full article
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
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