Rating Agencies
AM Best Assigns Positive Segment Outlook to MGAs, Other DUAEs
Technology, talent and diverse sources of capital continue driving growth for managing general agencies and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises globally, according to AM Best, which ...
Global P/C Insurance Outlook Now Negative: Moody’s
High claims inflation and rising reinsurance costs are among the factors that prompted analysts at Moody's Investors Service to change their outlook for the global property/casualty sector from ...
‘Droves’ of Global Re Market Entrants Unlikely; Outlook Stable: AM Best
Will 2023 reinsurance renewals mark a turning point to a "true hard market" that attracts "new capital in droves" and expands supply? Analysts from AM Best raised the question in a new Best's Market ...
ESG Will Increasingly Influence Insurers’ Strategies: Fitch Ratings
Environmental, social and governance issues will grow in their influence in insurance industry decision-making as they become more important to stakeholders, according to a report from Fitch ...
Persistent ‘Underperformance’ at SCOR Prompts S&P Downgrade to A+
S&P Global Ratings announced that the rating agency is lowering the AA- financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings for global reinsurer SCOR SE and its operating subsidiaries, ...
Fitch Moves Outlook on Allstate’s A+ Ratings to Negative
Highlighting a sharp drop in underwriting results, declines in statutory capital and outsized additions to prior-period loss reserves, Fitch Ratings moved the rating outlook on "A+" financial ...
AM Best Says Tower Hill ‘Rearranging the Furniture’; Faces Surplus, Capital Problems
The downgrade of one of Tower Hill's insurance companies by AM Best financial rating firm, announced the day that Hurricane Ian nosed into southwest Florida, has led to new speculation that Tower ...
Unrated Insurers at Risk From Ian; Reinsurers Impacted: Fitch
Offering an initial estimate of $25-$40 billion in insured losses from Hurricane Ian, Fitch Ratings said that P/C insurance and reinsurance company credit ratings are unlikely to be downgraded as a ...