All Ratings articles – Page 11
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S&P: Cat bond issuance to slow in 2008
The lack of significant catastrophe activity and a softening market has led to the slowdown
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Share buybacks could slow in 2008
Moody's expects share buyback activity to slow during 2008 given the credit environment
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Good times over for global reinsurers - Fitch
Underwriting margins will contract further in 2008 as global reinsurers face heightened competitive pressures
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Online onlyBermuda's "best of times" coming to an end
Established Bermuda reinsurers show signs of discipline and the Class of 2005 faces "challenges", warns AM Best
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Berkshire's bond insurer gets another triple-A
All financial guaranty policies written by BHAC are unconditionally guaranteed by Columbia
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Eastern Re's A- rating affirmed
A.M. Best cites consistently profitable results and sound capitalisation
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S&P: ERM improving among European insurers
Solvency II is driving awareness of effective risk management systems
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Ironshore welcomes Best "A-" rating
CEO Robert Deutsch says ratings reflect the reinsurer's strong first year
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More M&A predicted in property and casualty
Accenture survey also hints at rewards for life insurers in emerging markets
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Axis Re to back US federal bonds
AXIS Reinsurance has been added to the US Department of the Treasury’s listing of acceptable sureties on federal bonds
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Good first year sees Ironshore ratings affirmed
AM Best has also assigned an "A-" rating to Ironshore Indemnity and Ironshore Specialty Insurance
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US reinsurers post 2007 combined ratio of 94.4%
US P/C results fail to match the record results of 2006, reveals AM Best
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Clarendon’s 'BBB+' ratings withdrawn
Positive rating for Hannover Re subsidiary is dropped after management request.
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QBE and IAG ratings unchanged by failed merger
However, IAG remains on S&P Creditwatch due to storm impacts, investment markets and soft cycle woes
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Chubb unit plans reinsurance presence in Brazil
Move will help to complete Chubb's market penetration and add capacity for its existing local subsidiary
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Gen Re ratings unaffected by CEO resignation
The resignation of Brandon will reduce the scrutiny applied to Gen Re, says Best. S&P also maintains ratings
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Scottish Re downgraded again
AM Best has noted a “heightened lack of clarity with respect to Scottish Re’s financial strength position”
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Real discipline
Are the days of boom and bust over? Ronald Gift Mullins asks if we are starting to see true evidence of underwriting discipline or is it just the calm before the storm?
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Housing slump spells S&P downgrade for four US insurers
Most mortgage insurance companies 'will not generate an underwriting profit until 2010'
