Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2017-2 (SEMT 2017-2)

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 2017-2 (SEMT 2017-2), a prime jumbo RMBS transaction. The SEMT 2017-2... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Prop 2017-1 Limited

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three series of loans (the “Loans”) issued by Prop 2017-1 Limited. Proceeds from the sale of the Loans will be used... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Comments on Stress Cases Applied to Puerto Rico Insured Debt

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) rates three bond insurers with exposure to Puerto Rico totaling $9.3 billion of outstanding bonds issued by several Commonwealth issuers. In KBRA’s view, recent developments... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to GSMS 2017-485L

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to seven classes of GSMS 2017-485L, a $350.0 million CMBS single borrower transaction (see ratings list... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Publishes Comment on Surging Bank Acquisitions; Stable to Positive for Ratings

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases comment: Surging Bank Acquisitions Stable to Positive for Ratings. The report makes the following key points: Bank merger and acquisition activity, driven by rising... Read more »

A.M. Best Asigna Calificaciones a Santa Lucía S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros

LONDRES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best ha asignado una Calificación de Fortaleza Financiera (FSR por sus siglas en inglés) de A- (Excelente) y una Calificación Crediticia de Emisor de Largo Plazo (ICR, por sus siglas... Read more »

A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Santa Lucía S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Santa Lucía S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros (Santa Lucia) (Spain),... Read more »

A.M. Best Places Credit Ratings of American International Group, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries Under Review with Negative Implications

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb” of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (headquartered in New York, NY) [NYSE:AIG]... Read more »

A.M. Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Saucon Mutual Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” from “a” of Saucon Mutual Insurance Company (Saucon)... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of FMG Insurance Limited

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of FMG Insurance Limited (FMGIL) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit... Read more »