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Ratings Corner

Ratings Corner news stories are an aggregate of the most recent ratings updates issued from the major agencies serving the insurance industry. All content here is taken directly from rating agency releases, and is not the opinion of Insurance Networking News.

Allstate, Humana and 11 Others See Ratings Updates

February 21, 2012 Manulife Financial's outlook slides; CNA, FM Global and several others also receive updates.

Update: Fitch Anticipates Possible Split of The Hartford

February 16, 2012 The ratings agency lays out the possible ratings implications of the split demanded by John Paulson yesterday.

Aflac, Munich Re and 14 Others See Ratings Updates

February 14, 2012 Tokio Marine regains stability; PartnerRe, Tower Group, Validus and several others also receive updates.

Progressive, Principal Financial and 13 Others See Ratings Updates

February 7, 2012 Old Republic's debt effects ratings action; AXA, Cigna Europe, HealthSpring and TIAA also receive updates.

Allstate, New York Life and 15 Others See Ratings Updates

January 31, 2012 AIG, Allianz receive outlook revisions; Berkshire Hathaway, Old Republic, Sun Life and USAA also see updates.

Harleysville, Old Mutual and 14 Others See Ratings Updates

January 24, 2012 Sun Life's rating affected by its exiting of U.S. variable annuity and individual insurance markets; Chartis Select, Nippon Life Insurance and ING Life Japan receive updates as well.

Allstate, Zurich and 13 Others See Ratings Updates

January 17, 2012 Old Republic International's outlook revised and Fitch comments on Aon's relocation overseas; MassMutual, Montpelier Re and several others also receive updates.

AIG, SCOR and Eight Others Receive Ratings Updates

January 10, 2012 Prudential's new subsidiaries assessed; AIA, HSBC Insurance receive new ratings, and several more are reviewed.

AIG, CIGNA and Eight Others See Ratings Updates

January 3, 2012 WellPoint also among those receiving updates.

17 Insurers See Ratings Updates

December 27, 2011 Alfa, Allianz, Prudential, State Farm, Swiss Re, USAA and others receive updates.

Allianz, American Family and 15 Others Receive Ratings Updates

December 20, 2011 Several insurers negatively impacted by ongoing Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, including Allianz SE, Aviva, AXA and MAPFRE.

Aetna, USAA and 14 Others See Ratings Updates

December 13, 2011 ING affected by fourth-quarter hits taken overseas; Liberty Mutual, State Auto and several others also assessed.

Prudential, CIGNA and 11 Others Receive Ratings Updates

December 6, 2011 Four U.S. insurers re-evaluated after U.S. outlook downgrade; Assured, Penn Mutual, TWA and several others also assessed.

Industry Effects of U.S. Ratings Revision, Potential Downgrade

November 29, 2011 Fitch and the I.I.I. comment on the relative safety of the P&C industry in the wake of the U.S. outlook being revised to ‘negative.’

Swiss Re, Zurich and 15 Others Receive Ratings Updates

November 29, 2011 Transatlantic, Alleghany assessed after merger announcement; AEGON, AXIS, Guaranty and several others updated.