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Cyber Risk Increasingly Threatens Credit Ratings: S&P

Cyber risk is becoming increasingly relevant to insurer credit ratings, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings. S&P cited the Colonial oil pipeline attack in the U.S. in late ...

Hurricane Matthew Damage Won’t Harm Most Insurer Ratings: A.M. Best

A.M. Best does not anticipate a significant number of rating actions related to Hurricane Matthew, as most rated insurance carriers have sufficient capital and appropriate reinsurance programs in ...

Zurich’s Ratings Stay the Same Despite Projected Q4 Losses: A.M. Best

Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.'s financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of "aa-" remain unchanged, following preliminary news of more losses to come in the insurer's general ...

Rating S&P’s New Method: Transparency Improved, But Execution Consistency Falls Short

In May, Standard & Poor's confirmed that it had finalized a 10-month "Request for Comment" (RfC) process around proposed changes to the rating agency's criteria for rating insurers and ...

S&P’s New Insurance Criteria Released; Method Would Have Spotted AIG’s Past Problems

Incorporating lessons learned from historical periods for industry stress, including the near-failure of American International Group, Standard & Poor's published a revised rating methodology for ...