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RSA CFO downplays S&P downgrade
RSA's chief financial officer Richard Houghton has responded to the firms downgrade by S&P saying the move brings it into line with the Moody's and Fitch.
RSA downgraded on profit warnings
RSA’s financial strength and issuer credit ratings have been downgraded from ‘A+’ to ‘A’ by Standard and Poor’s following its profit warning,
Uniqa and core entities upgraded by S&P
Austrian Uniqa Insurance And Its Core Entities Upgraded On Improved Capital Adequacy; Ratings Off Watch; Outlook Stable
International: Europe: Go west
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Lloyd’s AA rating upgrade far from certain as CEO speculation continues
Catlin COO Paul Jardine emerges as popular choice to succeed Richard Ward.
Go west: Asia's investments in Europe
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Lloyd’s AA rating upgrade far from certain as CEO speculation continues
Catlin COO Paul Jardine emerges as popular choice to succeed Richard Ward.
Lloyd's market on cusp of 'AA' rating
The Lloyd's market is close to achieving a potentially “game changing” ‘AA’ credit rating, according to Litmus Analysis.
Allianz Global Assistance secures AA- rating by S&P
Standard & Poor’s has given Allianz Global Assistance an AA- rating with a stable outlook.
Allianz Global Assistance secures AA- rating by S&P
Standard & Poor’s has given Allianz Global Assistance an AA- rating with a stable outlook.
S&P highlights 'hurdles' in race towards Solvency II implementation
Standard & Poor’s has cast doubt on a planned 2016 implementation of Solvency II after claiming that “numerous hurdles remain” in the race to introduce the regulation.
Insurers left perplexed by FSB’s ‘global systematically important’ tag
Report highlights potential ratings impact for implicated insurers.
S&P: G-SII label will have mixed long-term impact on ratings
A report by Standard & Poor’s says the designation for global systemically important insurers has both positive and negative implications for insurer’s ratings in the long term.
S&P downgrades Italian insurer Generali
European insurer Generali has been downgraded from A to A- by Standard and Poor's.
Generali downgraded to A- by S&P due to Italian exposure
Generali has had its rating downgraded from A to A-.
Solvency II still needed says S&P
The proposed Solvency II regulatory framework is still needed, despite the frustration caused by delays in implementation, according to Standard and Poor’s.
Axis Capital sees S&P A+ affirmed
Bermudian insurer Axis Capital has been backed by Standard & Poors, seeing its ratings affirmed.
S&P upgrades MMA following Covea restructure
Standard and Poor has upgraded its insurer financial strength rating and counterparty credit rating on MMA-AM from 'A-' to 'A'.
S&P affirms A- rating for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office has had its A- rating affirmed by Standard and Poor’s. The insurer also maintained its stable outlook.
Consolidation "inevitable" in Saudi insurance market according to S&P report
Prospects appear to be improving for Saudi Arabia's insurance industry, according to a new report from Standard & Poor's.
S&P revises outlook on Ageas' Portuguese subsidiary
Standard and Poor’s has revised the outlook for insurer Millenniumbcp Ageas' core entities to stable following action on Portugal's sovereign rating.
Periodical Payment Orders: Unhappy New Year
Periodical payment orders gave motor insurers a headache in the renewals season as reinsurers struggled to come to terms with them.
UK credit rating downgrade could be blessing in disguise for insurers
The loss of the UK’s AAA rating with credit rating agency Moody’s is unlikely to impact the standing of UK insurers, according to industry sources.
Standard and Poor's commends Generali management strategy
Standard & Poor's has affirmed the 'A' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings of Italy-based Assicurazioni Generali and its "core" subsidiaries'.