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Friends Life IFS affirmed at ‘A+’ : Fitch
Fitch have affirmed the Friends Life Group's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' because of the agency's “continued expectation that the group will...
Fitch affirms QBE credit ratings
QBE had its Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and its Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings affirmed at 'A' and 'A+' respectively, Fitch Ratings announced today....
Fitch affirms Standard Life IFS at ‘A’
Fitch has affirmed Standard Life's insurer financial strength (IFS) rating at 'A' and their long term issuer default fating at 'A-'. Both ratings are...
Fitch : Zurich Insurance IFS rating ‘A+’
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Zurich Insurance Company's (ZIC) Insurer Financial Strength rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating at 'A'. The Outlook is...
Haverford pull plug on Omega deal
After less that one month, Haverford has announced it is pulling out of negotiations of buying a stake in London's Omega Insurance.
The Bermudan reinsurance...
Increased consolidation in 2012: Fitch
Beazely's renewed interest in acquiring Hardy is a foreshadow of increased consolidation next year, Fitch Ratings has said.
Low valuations and the implementation of Solvency...
Fitch : UK non life-insurance industry ‘stable’
Despite increased losses, depreciation of capital and historically low investment yields, the UK non-life insurance is stable, according to the latest Fitch report.
The report...
Fitch downgrades Millenniumbcp-Ageas’s operating entities’ IFS to ‘BBB’, maintains RWN
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Portuguese insurer Millenniumbcp-Ageas's (MBCPA) operating entities' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings to 'BBB' from 'A' and maintained the ratings on...
Fitch : UK life insurers in good shape
Fitch Ratings says in a new comment that the strong results reported by UK life insurers for 2010 puts them in good shape as...
Fitch Ratings : AXA Bank Europe SCF’s First Obligations Foncieres Expected ‘AAA’ Ratings
Fitch Ratings has assigned AXA Bank Europe Societe de Credit Foncier's (ABE SCF) Series 1 Obligations Foncieres (OFs, the French legislative covered bonds) an...
Reinsurance : Global Competition Intensifies, Rating Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings says today that it expects competition to intensify in the global reinsurance industry, leading to pressure on earnings, as reinsurance has proved...
Ratings agency Fitch affirmed Lloyd’s A+ rating
Ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Lloyd’s of London’s Insurer Financial Strength rating at A+.
In addition, the Society of Lloyd's long term issuer...
Insurer Generali senior bond assigned A+ ratings by Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings has today assigned Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s (Generali) EUR1,750m 5,125% senior unsecured notes an 'A+' rating.
The notes will be issued by Generali under...
Fitch changes german insurer WWK outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings has today changed WWK Lebensversicherung a.G.'s (WWK Leben) and subsidiary WWK Allgemeine Versicherung AG's (WWK Allg.) Outlook to Negative from Stable. Their...
