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RULES & RATINGS
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...
Rules & Ratings: Italy in “strong position” to weather tariffs, S&P says
S&P Global Ratings has raised its unsolicited long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings for Italy to BBB+, with a stable outlook. Short-term ratings have been affirmed as A-2.
The change has been made...
Rules & Ratings: Allianz SE maintains superior AM Best ratings
AM Best has affirmed Allianz SE’s financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings as A+ (superior) and aa (superior).
The ratings account for both the parent insurance group and its subsidiaries, which cover various regional...
Rules & Ratings: Credit ratings up, outlook down for Greek government
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Greek Government’s long-term local currency (LC) and foreign currency (FC) issuer ratings from Ba1 to Baa3. However, the country’s outlook has dropped from positive to stable.
LC senior unsecured ratings...