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26 january 2024

10:45
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of "aa" (Superior) of Factory Mutual Insurance Company (Johnston, RI) and its subsidiaries, which are collectively...


25 january 2024

17:40
AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "bbb" (Good) of National Security Fire and Casualty Company (NSFC). AM Best also...

15:50
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of "aa+" (Superior) of Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as TransRe)....

15:30
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "a" (Excellent) of The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual). At the same time, AM Best has affirmed the...

15:20
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of "aa" (Superior) of The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life) (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and its affiliates....

15:20
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" (Excellent) to Everly Life Insurance Company (Everly Life) (Topeka, KS). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable....

14:35
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "aa-" (Superior) of Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nissay) (Japan). Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A-...

14:30
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "a-" (Excellent) from "a" (Excellent) of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company (PMIC) and its wholly owned reinsured...

14:15
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" (Excellent) of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Pennsylvania (Farmers...

14:10
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" (Good) of Bao Minh Insurance Corporation (BMI). Additionally, AM Best has assigned the Vietnam National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.VN...

13:45
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" (Good) of Post-Telecommunication Joint Stock Insurance Corporation (PTI) (Vietnam). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is...

13:45
KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 33 classes of BANK5 2024-5YR5, a $518.6 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 24 commercial mortgage loans secured by 25 properties. The collateral properties are...

11:05
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" (Excellent) of Sveriges Ångfartygs Assurans Förening (The Swedish Club) (TSC or the Club) (Sweden). The outlook of these Credit...


24 january 2024

16:05
KBRA releases research examining December retail sales. This month's report discusses the uptick in retail sales and employment growth at the end of 2023 and why these trends may not last through 2024. Click here to view the report. About KBRA...

14:55
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "a-" (Excellent) of El Aguila, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. (El...

14:10
KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 15 classes of BBCMS 2024-C24, a $693.7 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 34 commercial mortgage loans secured by 90 properties. The collateral properties are...

12:40
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" (Excellent) of Nova Casiopea Re S.A. (NCRe) (Luxembourg). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings...

10:00
AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "bbb" (Good) of ACMAT Corporation (ACMAT) (Farmington, CT) [OTC Market: ACMT]. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the...

09:20
AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B+ (Good) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to "bbb-" (Good) from "bb+" (Fair) of Himalayan Reinsurance Limited...

09:00
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "aa-" (Superior) of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda) (Japan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable....


23 january 2024

20:35
AM Best has issued a new commentary on its country risk evaluation process in response to recent concerns about China's economic slowdown and the government's sovereign risk. The new Best's Commentary addresses frequently asked questions about AM...

16:00
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2024-1 ("MFCCMT 2024-1"), a credit card asset-backed securitization issued out of the Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust...

15:55
KBRA assigns ratings to six classes of mortgage-backed notes from OBX 2024-NQM2 Trust (OBX 2024-NQM2), a $496.0 million non-prime RMBS transaction. The underlying collateral, comprising 1,067 residential mortgages, is characterized by a notable...

14:35
AM Best has assigned indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of "bbb+" (Good) to subordinated issues, "bbb" (Good) to preferred stock issues and "a-" (Excellent) to senior unsecured issues on the recently filed shelf registrations of Assurant, Inc....

07:05
Sierra Metals Inc. ("Sierra Metals" or "the Company") is pleased to provide the following letter to shareholders. Dear Fellow Shareholders, 2023 proved to be a pivotal year for Sierra Metals. With a new management team in place and armed with...


22 january 2024

16:40
KBRA announces the assignment of preliminary ratings to four classes of BX 2024-BIO, a CMBS single-borrower securitization. The collateral for the transaction is a $1.2 billion floating rate, interest-only mortgage loan. The loan has an initial...

15:20
KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 12 classes of BMO 2024-5C3, a $902.2 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 37 commercial mortgage loans secured by 55 properties. The collateral properties are...

10:30
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 65 classes from Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2024-R01 (CAS 2024-R01), a credit risk sharing transaction with a total note offering of $752,249,000. The pool is characterized by loans with original...


19 january 2024

13:55
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by Reach ABS Trust 2024-1 ("REACH 2024-1"), an unsecured consumer loan ABS transaction. Credit enhancement consists of overcollateralization, subordination of junior note classes, a...


18 january 2024

12:40
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 27 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2024-1 (JPMMT 2024-1). The pool comprises 551 first-lien, fixed rate residential mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance...

12:00
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to eight classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from CROSS 2024-H1 Mortgage Trust, an RMBS transaction issued under the Hildene-CCC Loan Acquisition, LLC (CROSS) shelf, where Hildene Capital Management...

10:50
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 61 classes of mortgage-backed notes from GCAT 2024-INV1 Trust. The transaction is backed by non-owner occupied (NOO) properties and loans that were predominantly underwritten to agency guidelines. The pool...

10:40
AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of "bbb" (Good) of the EUR 250 million, 5.25% subordinated fixed to floating rate guaranteed notes, due 2044, issued by Atradius Finance B.V....

10:10
AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "bbb+" (Good) of Generali France S.A. (Generali France) (France), an intermediate non-operating holding company, following the release of...

10:05
KBRA assigns a rating of BBB to Blue Owl Capital Corporation's $600 million 5.95% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2029. The Outlook for the rating is Positive. The proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under the company's secured revolving...


17 january 2024

11:25
The private credit industry is amid its first "cycle" while in its relatively new capacity as a major component and driving force of global credit markets. In this first of a series of research articles regarding the outlook for private credit in...

11:20
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 28 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2024-1 (MSRM 2024-1). MSRM 2024-1 comprises 358 residential mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of...

10:55
KBRA releases its 2024 Global Aviation Sector Outlook, examining key trends from 2023 and various factors that will impact the sector's performance in the year ahead. The persistent recovery of global aviation markets amid industry and...


16 january 2024

19:15
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ("SmartStop" or the "Company"), a self-managed and fully integrated self-storage company, today announced that on January 15, 2024, its board of directors declared an updated estimated Net Asset Value ("NAV") per...

18:05
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Oxford Finance Credit Fund III 2024-A LP (the Issuer or Oxford 2024-A). Oxford 2024-A is primarily secured by a pool of senior secured loans co-originated by Oxford Finance Credit...

14:30
KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 14 classes of Benchmark 2024-V5, an $884.8 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 36 commercial mortgage loans secured by 102 properties. The collateral properties are...

12:45
KBRA assigns ratings to three classes of notes (four tranches) issued by Lendbuzz Securitization Trust 2024-1 ("LBZZ 2024-1"), an auto loan ABS transaction. Credit enhancement on the notes is comprised of overcollateralization, subordination of...

09:45
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" (Excellent) to PanAsia Reinsurance Inc. (PanAsia Re) (Hawaii). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The...


15 january 2024

13:35
AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on Guatemala's insurance industry, citing the country's stable economy, which is supporting industry growth, and favorable technical results. Guatemala's economy in 2023 is expected to grow less than it did...

07:50
The value of surrendered annuity policies increased 18% through the third quarter of 2023, compared with the same prior-year period, according to a new AM Best report. However, premium growth held steady at 17% through the same period, with...


12 january 2024

15:50
KBRA announces the assignment of preliminary ratings to six classes of BX 2024-XL4, a CMBS single-borrower securitization. The collateral for the transaction is a $1.5 billion floating rate, interest-only mortgage loan. The loan has an initial...

13:05
AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of "bbb+" (Good) of the 6% senior unsecured notes, due December 2033, of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada). The outlook of this Credit Rating (rating)...

12:05
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" (Good) of Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR) (Morocco). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect...

10:05
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "a" (Excellent) from "a-" (Excellent) of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (Des Moines, IA) and Fidelity &...

09:30
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" (Excellent) of South China Insurance Co., Ltd. (South China Insurance) (Taiwan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is...

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