Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to FREMF 2017-K65 and Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates K-065

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to nine classes of FREMF Series 2017-K65 mortgage pass-through certificates and five classes of Freddie Mac... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Releases Monthly CMBS Trend Watch

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released June’s CMBS Trend Watch today. Despite a sluggish start to the year, private-label pricing volume finished the first half at $34.4 billion, up 27.8%... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns BBB Preliminary Rating to the Riverside County Transportation Commission Toll Revenue Bond, 2017 TIFIA Series

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announces the preliminary rating of BBB for the Riverside County Transportation Commission Toll Revenue Bond, 2017 TIFIA Series. The bond evidences the $152.5 million loan... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of AXA Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” of AXA Insurance Company (AXA Insurance) (New York, NY). The outlook... Read more »

A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Foundation Life (NZ) Limited

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Foundation Life (NZ)... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Solen Versicherungen AG and Noble Assurance Company

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” of Solen Versicherungen AG (SVAG) (Switzerland) and Noble Assurance Company (Noble) (Texas,... Read more »

A.M. Best Comments on Credit Ratings of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Following Announcement of Reinsurance Agreement

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has commented that the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb“ of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI) [NASDAQ:AFSI] (headquartered in New York, NY) and all Long-Term Issue... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sammons Financial Group, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” of Midland National Life Insurance Company (Midland National) and... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2017-5 (SEMT 2017-5)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to fifty-three classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2017-5 (SEMT 2017-5), a prime jumbo RMBS transaction. The SEMT 2017-5... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Employers Reassurance Corporation and Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Employers Reassurance Corporation and Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company (both... Read more »