S&P Lowers 3 Singaporean pi Ratings to BBpi.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today downgraded the public information (pi) insurer financial strength and local currency counterparty credit ratings on AXA Insurance Singapore Pte. Ltd. (AXA Insurance), Cosmic Insurance Corp. Ltd. (Cosmic), and The Hartford Insurance Co. (Singapore) Ltd. (Hartford) to double-'B'pi...

Standard & Poor's Lowers Highlands Insurance Co., Group Members Ratings to 'BBpi'.
NEW YORK, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its financial strength ratings on Highlands Insurance Co., Highlands Underwriters Insurance Co., Highlands Casualty Co., Aberdeen Insurance Co., Highlands Lloyds, and Northwestern National Casualty Co., all members of the Highlands Insurance Group, to double-'Bpi' from triple-'Bpi'....

Half measures on free pricing may hit non-life cos.
MUMBAI: The world's largest reinsurer Swiss Re said that freeing restriction on pricing of non-life insurance in India could end up with destabilising impact on the industry unless authorities undertake complementary measures. According to a Swiss Re study, the destabilising impact of free pricing is likely to be exacerbated...

John Hancock's S&P Rating Upgraded to 'AAA'.
BOSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock today announced that Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) has upgraded the financial strength rating of its insurance subsidiaries from 'AA+' to 'AAA'. The upgrades are effective today. The upgrade was part of a broader action by S&P regarding John...

S&P Cuts Ratings on Zurich Protector to 'BBB'; Withdrawn.
LONDON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today downgraded its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich Protector Forsikring AS (ZPF) to triple-'B' from single-'A'-minus. The outlook is stable. The ratings are also withdrawn at the request of the company and ZPF is...

S&P Affirms Blue Ridge Insurance, Pool Members 'BBBpi'.
NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its triple-'Bpi' financial strength ratings on Blue Ridge Insurance Co. and its related pool members (see list). Key rating factors included the pool's continuing very strong capitalization and positive operating results, partially offset by...

S&P Affirms Country Life Insurance Co. 'Api' FSR.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its single-'Api' financial strength rating on Country Life Insurance Co. (Country Life). The rating is based on Country Life's continued capital growth, stable earnings, solid earning measures, and robust liquidity level. Offsetting these positive...

Northwestern Mutual Named One of America's 'Best Companies to Sell For' for Fourth Consecutive Year.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Northwestern Mutual has been named one of "The 50 Best Companies to Sell For" in the November/December issue of Selling Power magazine. The leading sales force publication's annual ranking recognized Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual as the second best service company...

Internship Experts at Vault, Inc. Name Northwestern Mutual a Top 10 program for Eleventh Straight Year.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- For the eleventh consecutive year, the Northwestern Mutual internship program has been named a top ten program by the internship experts at Vault, Inc. The Northwestern Mutual Financial Network joins The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and INROADS as the only programs to...

Radian Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radian Group Inc. announced today that the company's Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.02 per share, payable on March 19, 2007, to stockholders of record as of February 16, 2007. Radian...