Moody’s Raises CBRE’s Debt Rating to Baa2 with Positive Outlook

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that Moody's Investors Service has raised its senior unsecured rating to Baa2, with a positive outlook. Last month, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings raised... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Its Subsidiary

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A++ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aaa” of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual), and its... Read more »

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

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Ansvar Insurance Limited (Ansvar) (Australia). The outlook of these Credit... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Royal Bank of Canada Insurance Company Ltd.

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 Royal Bank of Canada Insurance Company Ltd. (RBCICL) (Barbados). The... Read more »

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to PMT ISSUER TRUST – FMSR, Series 2018-FT1 Term Notes

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a rating of ‘BBB- (sf)’ to the Series 2018-FT1 Term Notes from PMT ISSUER TRUST – FMSR, PennyMac Corp. (PMC) master trust issuer of... Read more »

A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Members of Connecticut Medical Insurance Group

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Connecticut Medical... Read more »

A.M. Best Removes From Under Review with Developing Implications and Affirms Credit Rating of United Life Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of United Life... Read more »

KBRA Publishes CMBS Research: “Loans Stickier Despite Increased Pool Movement”

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released a report Not All Loans Make the Final Cut in 2016 and subsequently, followed up with an update, Despite Turbulence, Loans Drops Flat in... Read more »

KBRA Releases RMBS Trend Watch

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has observed a number of notable trends that have emerged or solidified throughout Q1 2018. In this edition of KBRA’s RMBS Trend Watch, we discuss:... Read more »

A.M. BestTV at RIMS: Most Effective Catastrophe Work Occurs Pre-Storm, Say Insurance Leaders

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In this A.M.BestTV episode at the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.’s (RIMS) conference in San Antonio, TX, a panel of property/casualty leaders said the series of catastrophe losses in... Read more »