S&P News
S&P Says Growth Still the Biggest Factor in Carrier Exec Comp
More than 50 percent of insurers use growth as a key metric to set executive compensation, according to a recent report. The report by Standard & Poor's Rating Services summarized findings of an ...
Survey Says: For Many, ERM Is a Capital Idea
As insurers continue to evolve their enterprise risk management systems and controls, and regulators take a closer look, one aspect continues to be clear: Capital is king. A recent study by Standard ...
S&P Has More Homework to Do on Hedge-Fund Reinsurers: Execs
Responding to skepticism about the business models and risk cultures of a new crop of Bermuda reinsurers expressed by Standard & Poor's in a recent report, executives of three recent startups ...
S&P, Fitch Offering Clearer Windows Into Insurer Rating Processes
Since Standard & Poor's unveiled its updated criteria for rating insurers in May of last year, nothing much has changed with rating agency models, and few ratings changed in response to S&P's ...
Are Hedge Funds Poised to Make Berkshire Hathaway-Type Re Deals?
The subject of hedge fund-backed reinsurers came up unexpectedly when Carrier Management recently asked A.M. Best's Matt Mosher, senior vice president of rating services, about loss reserve ...
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, ...
S&P Proposes Criteria for Rating Mortgage Insurers
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is requesting comments on proposed benchmarks for rating mortgage insurers, including criteria for analyzing their capital adequacy. The criteria would apply to ...
S&P Said to Be Buying Out 100 U.S. Ratings Employees
Standard & Poor's is seeking voluntary buyouts from as many as 100 U.S. employees in what would be the biggest staff cuts since the financial crisis for the credit grader, according to a person ...