Radian Asset Assurance Limited Assigned Aa3 Rating from Moody's.
LONDON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radian Group Inc. , a global credit risk management company, today announced that Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Aa3 insurance financial strength rating to Radian Asset Assurance Limited, one of the company's financial guaranty subsidiaries. This rating helps Radian continue to build its...

S&P Rates Ceska Pojistovna 'BB+'; Outlook Positive.
LONDON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'B'-plus long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Czech insurance company Ceska Pojistovna a.s. (Ceska). The outlook is positive. The ratings on Ceska are based on the company's leading business position in...

Conseco Announces Share Repurchase Program.
CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. , reported today that its board of directors has approved a common share repurchase program of up to $150 million, effective immediately. This program is intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time in either the open market...

MassMutual to Pay $1.25 Billion Dividend to Policyholders.
MassMutual to pay highest dividend in its 155-year history; Company performance continues to be strong SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced today the distribution of approximately $1.25 billion to eligible participating policyholders under the estimated dividend payout for 2007 --...

S&P Revises Ratings on Independent Insurance to 'R' From 'BB'.
LONDON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today revised its counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based insurer Independent Insurance Co. Ltd. (Independent) to 'R' from double-'B'. The 'R' rating is applied to insurers that have experienced a regulatory or similar action relating to...

Northwestern Long Term Care Company Announces Its First Ever Dividend, $3.9 Million to Policyowners.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company has approved the first policyowner dividend in the history of the company. As a result of strong performance in company fundamentals, the estimated dividends credited to participating long-term care policyowners are expected...

Employers Holdings, Inc.'s Newly Acquired Workers' Compensation Insurance Subsidiaries Now Providing A.M. Best 'A-' (Excellent) Rating to All Current and New Policyholders.
RENO, Nev., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Martin J. Welch today commented on A.M. Best Company's A- (Excellent) rating of EMPLOYERS two newly-acquired workers' compensation insurance subsidiaries by noting its benefit to agents and policyholders. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061030/LAM128LOGO) "The appointed agents...

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 July 2008 edition of Best's Review. See page 32 for...

Ohio Indemnity Company Ratings Reaffirmed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bancinsurance Corporation today announced that the financial strength rating for Ohio Indemnity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been reaffirmed at A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company, the insurance industry's most authoritative rating and information source. Ohio Indemnity's issuer credit rating was also reaffirmed...

S&P Rates United Guaranty Residential Insurance of NC 'AAA'.
NEW YORK, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings to United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co. of NC (UGNC). The outlook is stable. UGNC writes borrower default insurance on residential second mortgages in most states and...