S&P News
CNA’s Improvements Earn an A+ Rating From Standard & Poor’s
CNA Financial Corp. has achieved an "A+" financial strength rating from Standard & Poor's, an upgrade made in recognition of the Chicago-based insurer's efforts to improve its operations and ...
S&P Will Issue ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Evaluations for Insurance, Other Sectors
If you're among those who regard "environmental, social and governance" as just another in a long line of trendy buzz-phrases, then you may want to rethink. ESG standards, which companies use to ...
AXIS Gains S&P Outlook Upgrade, as Strategic Initiatives Elicit Support
AXIS Capital Holdings won an outlook upgrade from Standard & Poor's Global Ratings as well as an affirmation of its other ratings, thanks to growing confidence in its various strategic ...
‘007 Couldn’t Speed Up AIG Fix; Capital No Longer Ratings Differentiator: S&P
Even if James Bond were American International Group's chief executive instead of Brian Duperreault, he couldn't orchestrate a quick enough turnaround to prompt S&P to change the outlook on the ...
S&P Changes Lloyd’s Outlook to Negative; Cat Loss Tallies Continue
While affirming the A+ financial strength rating of the Society of Lloyd's, S&P Global Ratings announced said Thursday that it revised the rating outlook to negative from stable in the wake of ...
S&P: Primary P/C Insurers—Not Reinsurers—to Bear Brunt of Harvey’s Insured Losses
While it's too early to accurately quantify the insured losses related to Hurricane Harvey, primary insurance carriers—as opposed to reinsurers—will retain the majority of losses, according to ...
M&A, Despite Market Risks, Will Continue at Slower Pace: S&P Prediction
Property/casualty insurers and reinsurers continue in 2017 to seek scale in a tough market through mergers and acquisitions. The pace has slowed considerably, however, and Standard & Poor's sees ...
S&P Downgrades Certain AIG Ratings; Stable Outlook Maintained
American International Group's anticipated reserve charge has attracted the attention of Standard & Poor's, which has downgraded certain ratings in light of the disclosure. S&P said it ...