Rating Agencies
CEO Sees Google-like Player Taking Excess D&O to Nontraditional Capital Pools
Dinos Iordanou, the chief executive officer of Arch Capital, may not be working in the insurance industry when it happens, but disruption is coming for excess directors and officers liability and ...
S&P Bumps AIG’s Rating Outlook Down to Negative, Despite New Leadership
American International Group made a big move recently in hiring Brian Duperreault to lead the struggling insurance giant, but Standard & Poor's was not impressed. The ratings agency revised its ...
Duperreault’s AIG Arrival Helped Free It From A.M. Best Review With Negative Implications
A.M. Best released American International Group from "under review" special scrutiny, in part because the struggling insurance giant brought in industry veteran Brian Duperreault to help right the ...
AIG’s Problems Worsened U.S. Commercial Lines Insurance Sector’s 2016 Decline: Fitch
While U.S. commercial lines insurance had been a relatively bright spot among property/casualty insurers, the sector is facing some clear deterioration due to weakening premiums and poor loss ...
Endurance, With SOMPO as New Owner, Gets A.M. Best Ratings Upgrade
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. got a financial ratings upgrade from A.M. Best and is no longer under review, based on positives the ratings agency sees after it was acquired by Japan's SOMPO ...
AmTrust Delays Annual Report Again to Enable Completion of Internal Audit
AmTrust Financial Services disclosed it will once again need extra time before filing its annual report, due to an ongoing internal audit that requires a longer timeframe. A.M. Best is being patient ...
AmTrust Gets A.M. Best Outlook Dropped to Negative Over Annual Report Delay
AmTrust Financial Services's disclosure of a filing delay for its annual report due to an internal audit drew a quick, negative reaction from A.M. Best. The ratings agency revised its outlook to ...
Despite AIG’s Poor Q4, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Remain Patient
Despite American International Group's poor 2016 fourth quarter earnings performance, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's both have affirmed the insurer's ratings, with a few qualifiers slipped ...