S&P Lowers Golden Rule Insurance Company Ratings to 'A+'; Outlook Stable.
NEW YORK, Mar. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Golden Rule Insurance Co. (GRI) to single-'A'-plus from double-'A'-minus. The outlook is stable. GRI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Golden Rule Financial Corp. The downgrade...

Rating actions.
This edition reflects all financial strength rating changes--assignments, changes or placed under review--that occurred for life, health and property/casualty insurers domiciled in North America, as well as non-U.S. insurance companies, since this section last appeared in the January 2009 edition of Best's Review. See page 23 for...

A.M. Best Places Ratings of Great Western Insurance Company Under Review with Negative Implications.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 December 2008-A.M. Best Places Ratings of Great Western Insurance Company Under Review with Negative Implications(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" of Great Western Insurance...

Due diligence on D & O: six insurance questions you should ask before joining a board.
YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED to become a director of Titan Tech Corp. This is one of the most exciting growth companies in the world, and, if truth be told, you are eager to rub elbows with Titan Tech's current directors--captains of industry and former top government officials. You want...

A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Max America Insurance Company.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 December 2008-A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Max America Insurance Company(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of "a-" to Max America Insurance Company (MAIC) (South Bend, IN). ...

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of National Grid Insurance Company (Isle of Man).
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 December 2008-A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of National Grid Insurance Company (Isle of Man)(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of "a" of National Grid Insurance Company (Isle of...

S&P Announced The PMI Group, Inc.'s Ratings Unchanged.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PMI Group, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that Standard & Poor's ("S&P") left unchanged its ratings of the Company's primary operating subsidiary PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ("PMI"), as well as PMI Mortgage Insurance Company Limited ("PMI Europe") and the senior and...

Chapter 3: Highly rated insurers.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Push to the Forefront For the A.M. Best Co., 1905 and 1906 proved to be pivotal years in its rise to prominence on the credit ratings landscape. Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best, the company first operated out of a single...

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company (S.A.Q.).
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 December 2008-A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company (S.A.Q.)(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of "bbb+" of Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company...

Lincoln Financial Group Comments on Standard & Poor's Ratings Action.
S&P Affirms 'AA' Financial Strength Ratings with Stable Outlook PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Financial Group today announced that Standard & Poor's ("S&P") affirmed its AA counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of...