S&P Assigns A- Rating to Fidelis Insurance Units; Holding Company at BBB December 19, 2019 Noting the proven track record of its management team and strong top-line growth in a five-year time frame, S&P Global...
S&P Revises Qatar Insurance Outlook on Financial Risks from $308M Markerstudy Loan November 25, 2019 S&P Global Ratings said it revised its outlook on Qatar Insurance Co. S.A.Q. (QIC) to negative from stable, although it...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum鈥攊t’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
Many Reinsurers Take Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden: S&P August 14, 2019 Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates...
Global Reinsurers See Promising Green Shoots in 2019 with ‘Hardening’ Pricing: S&P June 5, 2019 Following disappointing reinsurance pricing increases in 2018 and early 2019, it seemed that no amount of catastrophe losses would be...
S&P Will Issue ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Evaluations Including on Insurance Sector April 18, 2019 By Don Jergler If you’re among those who regard “environmental, social and governance” as just another in a long line of trendy buzz-phrases,...
Sirius Int’l Is Insulated from Liquidity Issues at Chinese Parent Firm CMIG: S&P February 12, 2019 Reported liquidity issues at China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG), the ultimate owner of Sirius International Group, will not affect Sirius...
Texas’ Hochheim Mutual Insurers Removed From Credit Watch Negative November 19, 2018 S&P Global Ratings has removed Texas-based Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Assn. (HPFMIA) and its subsidiary, Hochheim Prairie Casualty Insurance...
S&P Says Insurers and Reinsurers Can Absorb Losses from California Wildfires November 16, 2018 S&P Global Ratings expects both the primary insurers and reinsurers to be able to absorb losses from the California wildfires,...