Rating Agencies
Rating Agency Views of Hedge Fund Reinsurers Diverge
While A.M. Best has assigned ratings of A-minus or better to five hedge fund reinsurers, Standard & Poor's hasn't yet rated any of the five and remains "skeptical" of their strategies, ...
Upgrades and Negative Outlooks: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
As the days counted down to the Rendez-Vous de Septembre, Fitch Ratings announced a string of favorable rating actions on several global reinsurers in late August. Fitch's Aug. 20 statement about its ...
Demotech U.S. Company Classification System
Demotech's philosophy is to review and evaluate insurers based on their focus and execution of their business model rather than on financial size. This philosophy was the catalyst for the development ...
Regional, Specialty Insurer Analysis: Broader Focus Enhances Profitability
Insurers focusing their business on a single state or coverage line experienced decent levels of premium growth in recent years, but they also recorded higher combined ratios than diversified ...
Tower Group Dealt More A.M. Best Ratings Downgrades
Tower Group International must deal with more ratings downgrades from A.M. Best, spurred by its soaring net losses and uncertainty over whether it can carry its debts through an intended merger with ...
Fitch Upgrades Rating for Hannover Re
Hannover Re has worked to maintain steady earnings and reduce its financial leverage, and Fitch Ratings has recognized the company with a ratings upgrade. Fitch said it has boosted the insurer's ...
Swiss Re’s Improved Financials Earn It a Ratings Upgrade
Swiss Re Group's good fortunes have helped give it a ratings boost. Fitch Ratings now ranks the company's financial strength rating as positive or A+, up from stable. A similar upgrade is in place ...
A.M. Best: Global Reinsurance Outlook Turns to Negative
Citing "weakening operating fundamentals" for reinsurers at large as the market continues to soften, A.M. Best has revised its outlook for the sector to negative. "It remains difficult to stray from ...