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RULES & RATINGS
Rules & Ratings: UnitedHealth Group credit outlooks downgraded to negative
AM Best has reassigned UnitedHealth Group’s credit ratings outlooks from stable to negative in anticipation of poor 2025 performance in its Medicare Advantage segment.
Similar action has been taken at S&P Global, which has reassigned...
Rules & Ratings: Ratings agencies spar in private ratings legitimacy debacle
KBRA has hit back at Fitch Ratings’ claims that private credit ratings are inaccurate, stating that the agency has damaged its reputation and integrity with its recent report.
The report, based on a retracted August...
Rules & Ratings: S&P warns on forecast uncertainty
S&P Global Ratings has said it believes a high degree of unpredictability exists around policy implementation by the US administration and possible responses regarding tariffs.
This carries over to a potential effect on global “economies,...
Rules & Ratings: ‘Under review’ list shrinks at AM Best
Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association is no longer categorised as ‘under review with negative implications’ by AM Best, and has been assigned a financial strength rating of B (fair) and a long-term issuer credit...