Regulation & Compliance
Reinsurance M&A Will Advance in Earnest: A.M. Best
It is early in 2015 and we've already seen a few major reinsurance M&A deals. Expect that trend to continue in earnest through the year as the market responds to some new realities, A.M. Best ...
Fitch Puts Watch on Brit plc
Fitch Ratings has placed some of Brit plc's ratings on Rating Watch Negative following an announcement that Fairfax Financial Holdings intends to acquire Brit for roughly $1.9 billion. The ratings ...
Low Interest Rates Threaten Insurer Success in Europe: A.M. Best
Insurers and reinsurers alike could see some adverse affects from financial and social instability in the European Union, A.M. Best said in a new report. Points of concern range from quantitative ...
P/C Industry Lobbyists Hope to Shape FAA’s Proposed Drone Regs
Two insurance industry trade associations expressed support for proposed regulations governing commercial drone use, calling them a good first step. Worries remain, however, about how the regulations ...
Ohio Insurance Director Warns Insurers Against Using Price Optimization
Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has warned Ohio insurers against the use of price optimization that can result in unfair discrimination. Taylor recently issued ...
OneBeacon’s Adverse Reserve Developments Draw Fitch and Moody’s Attention
OneBeacon Insurance Group has been dealt a ratings outlook warning from Fitch Ratings and an outright downgrade from Moody's Investors Service, stemming from substantial adverse reserve development ...
S&P Will Pay $1.5B to Settle Suits Over Inflated Subprime Mortgage Bond Ratings
S&P, a unit of McGraw Hill Financial Inc., will pay more than a year's profit to settle suits that it inflated ratings on subprime mortgage bonds at the center of the 2008 financial crisis. ...
The Hanover’s Diversification Earns a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Upgrade
The Hanover Insurance Group got a ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor's, which cited continued strategies at the Massachusetts-based insurer designed to reduce risk and improve its bottom line. ...