Rating Agencies
Ratings Agencies Worry About Arch Capital’s $3.4B Deal for AIG’s Mortgage Guaranty Arm
Arch Capital Group Ltd.'s decision to buy American International Group's mortgage guaranty unit for $3.4 billion drew a mixed response from Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings, Moody's and A.M. ...
Reinsurers Risk Profits if Normal Catastrophe Levels Return: S&P
Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger that their profits could be hit if the current benign period of ...
User Survey Results: How Do Rating Agency Letter Grades Compare?
Users of insurance financial strength ratings issued by A.M. Best and Fitch Ratings aren't entirely clear on how the letter grades of the two credit rating agencies compare, a Wells Media survey ...
P/C Ratings Upgrades, Positive Outlooks Outpaced Negative in H1: A.M. Best
Property/casualty insurers can take comfort in the fact that ratings upgrades and positive outlooks outpaced downgrades and negative outlooks through the first half of 2016, according to a new A.M. ...
Fitch Bumps Up Liberty Mutual’s Ratings Outlook
Liberty Mutual Group's ratings outlook has been bumped up to positive from stable at Fitch Ratings, reflecting an acknowledgment of improved operating performance. Fitch also affirmed the financial ...
Starr Companies Division Wins ‘A’ Financial Strength Rating From A.M. Best
An international insurance arm of Starr Companies' earned some positive ratings attention from A.M. Best. The ratings agency assigned a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) and an issuer ...
Future Workers Compensation Profitability Faces Obstacles
Workers compensation, the largest product segment in the U.S. commercial lines insurance sector, has experienced a recent profit renaissance, moving to a significant underwriting profit in ...
CROs in Place at Less Than 40% of Insurers: A.M. Best Survey
While more than 40 percent of insurers leave risk officer responsibilities to their chief executive officers or chief financial officers, just under 40 percent have a designated chief risk officer, ...