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Arch Capital Acquisition Draws Downgrades From Moody’s and Fitch
Arch Capital Group's recently concluded $3.4 billion purchase of American International Group's mortgage guaranty unit spurred both cautious and negative reactions from Moody's Investors Service and ...
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. ...
Insurers Will Both Suffer and Endure in Wake of Alberta Wildfires: Ratings Reports
While the wildfires raging through northern Alberta and the city of Fort McMurray could bring one of the largest catastrophe losses in Canadian history, property insurers are resilient, according to ...
Full U.S. Adoption of Self-Driving Cars Likely By 2055: Moody’s
Near-universal adoption of self-driving cars in the United States is likely by around 2055 and poses a long-term threat to auto insurance companies, Moody's Investors Service said in a research ...
A.M. Best Places AIG’s Financial Strength Rating Under Review, with Negative Implications
AIG's massive strategic plan - including a move to boost its loss reserves - caught the attention of A.M. Best. The ratings outfit is not impressed. The financial strength rating for American ...
Analysts’ Viewpoints: Conditions Are Difficult for Reinsurers—But It’s Not All Gloom and Doom
While the reinsurance industry continues to operate in an extremely challenging environment, rating agencies affirm that many companies have responded well over the past year by making defensive ...
Moody’s Quantifying Terror Effects With Economic Impact Index
How do you measure the impact of terrorism on economic growth? Moody's Investors Service has constructed a terrorism index to quantify the hit to gross domestic product, government spending, ...
Auto Insurers Risk ‘Credit Negative’ Label As Traffic Injuries Rise: Moody’s
With signs pointing to an ongoing rise in U.S. traffic injuries and deaths during the first six months of 2015, Moody's is warning that the trend is credit negative for auto insurers. Moody's ...