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The following A.M. Best Press Releases and Rating Announcements cover the European market. Visit our Press Release page or NewsRoom for information covering the entire insurance industry.

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BestWeek: Love Parade Disaster Highlights Worst-Case Risks in Insuring Festivals: Twenty dead and 500-plus injured at the Love Parade festival in Germany equaled a nightmare scenario. Luckily for festival-goers, promoters and the insurance ...
Date: 7/30/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Casiopea Re S.A.: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of "a-" of Casiopea Re S.A. (Casiopea Re) ...
Date: 7/29/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Everest Re Group, Ltd., Its Subsidiaries and Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of Everest Re Group, ...
Date: 7/29/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Lancashire Insurance Company Limited: A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings ...
Date: 7/27/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. (publ.) and Skandia Life Assurance Company Limited: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of "a" of Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. ...
Date: 7/26/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Al Fajer Retakaful Insurance Company KSCC: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of "bbb+" of Al Fajer Retakaful Insurance Company ...
Date: 7/26/2010    Source: Press Release
BestWeek: As Aon Announces Resumption of Fees, Contingent Commissions Controversy Continues: With Aon's announcement last week that it would resume accepting contingent commissions, two of the three largest insurance brokers have returned to accepting ...
Date: 7/23/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Comments on Changes Related to Enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act: Today, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law. Included among this legislation's far-reaching financial market ...
Date: 7/21/2010    Source: Press Release
BestWeek: Life/Health Impairments Reach a Decade-High 12 in 2009: Life/Health financial impairments reached a decade-high 12 in 2009, according to a new A.M. Best special report, "1976-2009 Impairment Review" appearing ...
Date: 7/16/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to GeoVera Security Insurance Company: A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" to GeoVera Security ...
Date: 7/16/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of B&B Insurance Co., OJSI and Revises Outlook to Negative: A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to C (Weak) from C++ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating to "ccc+" from "b+" of B&B ...
Date: 7/16/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Releases Draft Methodology on Measuring Transfer and Convertibility Risk: A.M. Best Co. is requesting comments from market participants in the insurance industry and other interested parties on its proposed release of its ...
Date: 7/15/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Comments on Ratings of PartnerRe Group, Its Members and PartnerRe Ltd.: A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of PartnerRe Group ...
Date: 7/13/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Heddington Insurance Limited: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a+" of Heddington Insurance Limited ...
Date: 7/12/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Presents at IQPC's 8th Insurance Linked Securities Summit: Emmanuel Modu, managing director and global head of insurance-linked securities, of A.M. Best Co. is participating in the International Quality & ...
Date: 7/12/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Transamerica Life Canada: A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of Transamerica Life ...
Date: 7/12/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Iron Horse Insurance Company: A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a+" of Iron Horse Insurance Company ...
Date: 7/12/2010    Source: Press Release
BestWeek: US Life Industry's New Business Issued Fell in 2009 in Four of Five Segments: New business issued (insured amounts) by the United States life insurance industry fell in all categories in 2009 from 2008 except for group life, which rose ...
Date: 7/9/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Comments on First Mercury Financial Corporation's Planned Acquisition of Valiant Insurance Group, Inc.: A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a-" of First Mercury Group ...
Date: 7/9/2010    Source: Press Release
A.M. Best Places Ratings of Valiant Insurance Company and Valiant Specialty Insurance Company Under Review : A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with developing implications the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ...
Date: 7/9/2010    Source: Press Release
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