Monday, November 18, 2019
Fraser Irving

Sooner Insurance ratings affirmed

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Sooner Insurance Company has been handed a financial strength rating of A...
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Thursday, November 14, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best affirms Evergreen ratings

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AM Best has handed Evergreen Insurance Company (Evergreen) a financial strength rating...
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Fraser Irving

Eni ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the ratings of Eni Insurance Designated Activity Company...
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Friday, November 08, 2019
Lauren Ingram

AM Best affirms three captives ratings

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AM Best has affirmed the ratings of Castle Harbour Insurance Limited (Castle...
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Friday, October 18, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best revises BAIC ratings outlook

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AM Best has revised the outlook of British American Insurance Company (BAIC)...
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Friday, October 18, 2019
Fraser Irving

Transmonde Services Insurance Co. ratings affirmed

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AM Best has handed Transmonde Services Insurance Company (Transmonde) a financial strength...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Fraser Irving

Ameriprise captive ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the ratings of Ameriprise Captive Insurance Company (ACIC)....
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Monday, October 07, 2019
Fraser Irving

Stellar Insurance ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of Stellar...
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Fraser Irving

Cosco captive ratings affirmed

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Cosco Shipping Captive Insurance Co Ltd. has been handed a financial strength...
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Fraser Irving

Rembrandt Insurance Co ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the ratings of Vitol Holding's (re)insurance captive. The...
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Monday, September 16, 2019
Fraser Irving

Restoration RRG ratings upgraded

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AM Best has upgraded the ratings of Restoration Risk Retention Group (RRRG)....
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Monday, September 02, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best affirms Maxseguros ratings

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Maxseguros EPM Ltd has had its financial strength and credit ratings affirmed....
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Fraser Irving

INPEX captive ratings affirmed

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INPEX Insurance Ltd (INPEX) has had its financial strength and credit ratings...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Fraser Irving

Hyundai Insurance Co. ratings placed under review

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AM Best has placed Hyundai Insurance Co (HIC) under review following the...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Fraser Irving

BP’s captives ratings affirmed

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AM Best has handed Jupiter Insurance Limited and a financial strength rating...
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Monday, July 22, 2019
Fraser Irving

Enel Insurance NV ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of Enel...
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Monday, July 01, 2019
Fraser Irving

Toyota Motor Insurance Company ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of Toyota’s...
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Friday, June 21, 2019
Fraser Irving

Samsung-parented captive ratings upgraded

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A Samsung Group-parented captive has had its credit rating upgraded. Samsung Fire...
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Wednesday, June 05, 2019
Fraser Irving

National Grid’s captive ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of National...
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Fraser Irving

NGIC ratings affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the ratings of National Guaranty Insurance Company (NGIC)....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best affirms NextEra Energy’s captive ratings

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of Palms...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best affirms ratings of BNY Mellon’s captives

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of The...
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Monday, April 15, 2019
Fraser Irving

AM Best affirms Nissan’s captive ratings

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and credit ratings of Nissan’s...
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Fraser Irving

R&Q ratings affirmed by AM Best

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Fraser Irving

NEWGT has ratings affirmed

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NEWGT has had its ratings financial strength rating and credit rating of...
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Richard Cutcher

CNOOC captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Barbados captive owned by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC Group)...
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Sunday, November 18, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Evergreen captive gets rating upgrade

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The Bermuda captive owned by the Evergreen Group has had its financial...
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Thursday, November 08, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Schlumberger captives get ratings upgrade

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Two Bermuda captives owned by oilfield giant Schlumberger have had their long-term...
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Friday, November 02, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Phillips 66 captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The onshore and offshore captives owned by multinational energy company Phillips 66...
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Marubeni captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Micronesia captive owned by the Marubeni Corporation has had its financial...
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Richard Cutcher

ConocoPhillips captive gets rating upgrade

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The Vermont captive owned by ConocoPhillips has had its long-term issuer credit...
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Sunday, October 14, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Vitol captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda captive owned by Vitol Holding B.V. has had its financial...
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Monday, October 08, 2018
Captive Review

Nestle captive’s credit rating downgraded

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The long-term issuer credit rating of the Swiss captive owned by Nestlé...
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Monday, October 08, 2018
Richard Cutcher

China shipping captive assigned ‘Excellent’ rating

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The captive owned by China COSCO Shipping Corporation has had a financial...
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Monday, October 01, 2018
Captive Review

Ford captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Michigan-domiciled captive owned by Ford has had its financial strength rating...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Richard Cutcher

UIC rated ‘Excellent’

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United Insurance Company (UIC), a Cayman Islands-domiciled reinsurer working with captive insurance...
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Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Richard Cutcher

INPEX captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda captive owned by INPEX Corporation has had its financial strength...
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Captive Review

Colombian energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The financial strength rating of the single parent captive owned by Empresas...
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Thursday, August 09, 2018
Captive Review

Lufthansa captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Germany-domiciled captive owned by airline Lufthansa has had its financial strength...
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Sunday, July 29, 2018
Captive Review

BP captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The single parent Guernsey and Vermont captives owned by BP have had...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Enel captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The captive owned by Italian electricity utility company Enel S.p.A. has had...
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Truckers RRG given positive rating outlook

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National Independent Truckers Insurance Company, A RRG has had its long-term issuer...
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Monday, June 25, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Shell captives rated ‘Excellent’

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Two captives owned by Royal Dutch Shell have had their financial strength...
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Construction RRG gets ratings downgrade

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Golden Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group (RRG) has withdrawn from the...
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Friday, June 01, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Waste Management captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by Waste Management, Inc has had its financial...
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Richard Cutcher

National Grid captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Isle of Man-domiciled captive owned by National Grid has had its...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Webinar: Captive Fronting Credit Risk Management in the Current Market Environment

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Zurich, in collaboration with Captive Review, hosted a free webinar discussing captive fronting...
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Friday, April 27, 2018
Richard Cutcher

NextEra Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Cayman Islands captive owned by renewables company NextEra Energy has had...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Pfizer captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont captive owned by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has had its financial...
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Nissan captive has rating upgraded

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive owned by Nissan Motor Co, Ltd has had its...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Colombian start-up captive rated ‘Good’

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The start-up reinsurance captive ultimately owned by Colombian financial services holding company...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Petronas captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has...
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Kroger captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captives owned by retailer The Kroger Co. have had their...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Apogee captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by Apogee Enterprises has had its financial strength...
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Tuesday, February 06, 2018
Richard Cutcher

R&Q Malta vehicle gets A.M. Best rating

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A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) to...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Sony captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Sony’s Bermuda-domiciled pure captive has had its financial strength rating of ‘A-‘...
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Thursday, January 18, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Ratings downgrade for Security America RRG

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Security America Risk Retention Group, Inc has had its financial strength rating...
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Richard Cutcher

JP Morgan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont captive owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co has had its...
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Monday, November 20, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Evergreen Group captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by Evergreen Group has had its financial strength...
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Thursday, November 02, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Kroll Bond publishes captive methodology

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has published its Global Captive Insurer Rating...
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Friday, October 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Truckers RRG gets rating upgrade

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National Independent Truckers Insurance Company, A RRG has had its financial strength...
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Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Dow Chemical captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by The Dow Chemical Company has had its...
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Saudi Aramco captive assigned ‘Excellent’ rating

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The captive insurance company owned by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Schlumberger captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The three pure captives owned by oilfield giant Schlumberger Limited have had...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Kroll Bond opens Dublin office

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency has opened an office in Dublin, Ireland as...
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Marubeni captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Micronesia-domiciled captive owned by the Marubeni Corporation has had its financial...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Italian oil and gas captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The pure captive owned by Eni S.p.A. (Eni), a multinational oil and...
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Monday, September 11, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Ford’s Michigan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The single parent captive, ultimately owned by Ford Motor Company and domiciled...
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda and Cayman captives produce strong returns

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The 30 A.M. Best rated captives domiciled in Bermuda and the Cayman...
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Vitol captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda captive owned by Vitol Holding B.V., a Dutch energy and...
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Thursday, September 07, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Restoration RRG has ratings outlook revised

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The rating outlook for Restoration Risk Retention Group, Incorporated (RRRG) has been...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Richard Cutcher

New lawyers RRG receives ‘Excellent’ rating

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A risk retention group established by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company has...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Hackensack Meridian captive withdraws from rating process

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The pure captive owned by Hackensack Meridian Health System has had its...
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Friday, August 11, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Lufthansa’s consolidated captive receives ‘Excellent’ rating

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Delvag Versicherungs-AG, the captive insurer owned by German airline Lufthansa, has had...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Richard Cutcher

INPEX captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The single parent captive owned by Japanese oil and gas giant, INPEX...
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Monday, July 31, 2017
Richard Cutcher

KBRA proposes new captive rating methodology

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has proposed a new methodology for rating...
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Monday, July 24, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Nuclear group captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Delaware-domiciled group captive serving the United States’ nuclear power industry has...
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Friday, July 07, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Shell captives retain ‘Excellent’ rating

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Two captives owned by Royal Dutch Shell have had their financial strength...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Honeywell captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captive owned by Honeywell International Inc has had its financial...
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Monday, June 05, 2017
Richard Cutcher

“Extraordinary weather-related event” hits Nestlé captive, but rating holds up

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The Switzerland-domiciled captive owned by Nestlé has had its financial strength rating...
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Monday, June 05, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Hochtief captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The two captives owned by German construction company Hochtief have had their...
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Friday, May 26, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Waste Management captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captive owned by Waste Management, Inc has had its financial...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Carol Pierce joins Kroll Bond Rating Agency

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has appointed Carol Pierce as a director...
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Friday, May 19, 2017
Richard Cutcher

NextEra Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Cayman Islands domiciled captive owned by NextEra Energy (NEE), Inc has...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Richard Cutcher

National Grid captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Isle of Man captive owned by National Grid has had its...
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Pfizer captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont captive owned by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has had its...
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Malaysian oil company captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Labuan-domiciled captive owned by Petroliam Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s national oil and...
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Richard Cutcher

AES Corporation captive rated ‘Good’

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The Vermont captive owned by American energy company AES Corporation has had...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Sony captive has outlook revised

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive owned by Sony Corporation has had its ratings outlook...
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Thursday, February 02, 2017
Richard Cutcher

BNY Mellon captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The onshore and offshore captives owned by BNY Mellon have had their...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Outlook revised for Dentists RRG

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The Eastern Dentists Insurance Company (A Dental Society Risk Retention Group) has...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Tina Bukow swaps A. M. Best for Kroll Bond Rating Agency

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Tina Bukow, who had been with A. M. Best for 12 years,...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Nissan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive owned by Nissan Motor Corporation has had its financial...
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Friday, December 09, 2016
Richard Cutcher

CNOOC captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Barbados-domiciled captive owned by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Schlumberger captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The three captives owned by oilfield services giant Schlumberger Limited have had...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Saipem captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Switzerland-domiciled captive owned by Italian oil and gas giant Saipem has...
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Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Marubeni captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Micronesia-domiciled captive owned by the Marubeni Corporation has had its financial...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Duke Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The South Carolina-domiciled single parent captive owned by Duke Energy Corporation has...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Richard Cutcher

European captives surviving soft market pressures – A.M. Best

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There are multiple challenges ahead for the European captive industry, but established...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Colombian energy captive rated ‘Excellent’, despite $170m loss incident

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive owned by Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P. (EPM) has...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Toyota’s US dealership captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Toyota Motor Insurance Company (TMIC), the Iowa-domiciled captive owned by Toyota Motor...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Richard Cutcher

ConocoPhillips captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captive owned by energy giant ConocoPhillips has had its financial...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Dow captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Dorinco Reinsurance Company, the captive reinsurer owned by Dow Chemical Company, has...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Lufthansa captives affirmed ‘Excellent’

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The insurance and reinsurance captives owned by German airline giant Lufthansa have...
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Ford captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Michigan-domiciled captive owned by Ford Motor Credit Company LLC has had...
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Thursday, August 04, 2016
Captive Review

Physicians Insurance Mutual Group companies rated ‘Excellent’

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Ratings agency A. M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of...
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Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Telecoms association captive has rating outlook revised to positive

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A. M. Best has revised the ratings outlook of the National Telecommunications...
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Ratings downgrade for Shell captives

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Two pure captives owned by Royal Dutch Shell have had their financial...
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Ratings upgrade for Preferred Physicians Medical RRG

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The Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group (RRG), domiciled in Missouri, has...
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Captive Review

NextEra Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Cayman-domiciled pure captive owned by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEECH) has had...
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Stanford cell company rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda-domiciled segregated accounts company (SAC) owned co-owned by Stanford Health Care...
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Thursday, June 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

SGS captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda captive owned by Switzerland-based SGS SA has had its financial...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Richard Cutcher

BP’s Guernsey captive has ratings outlook downgraded

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Jupiter Insurance Limited, one of two captives owned by BP, has had...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Nestlé captive rated ‘Superior’

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The Switzerland-domiciled captive owned by food and beverage giant Nestlé has had...
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Thursday, May 05, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Attorneys’ liability RRG rated ‘Excellent’

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The financial strength rating of Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, A Risk Retention...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Pennsylvania real estate firm withdraws from captive ratings

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The Vermont-domiciled captive owned by Toll Brothers has had its financial strength...
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Monday, April 18, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Negative outlook given to Shell captives

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Low oil prices have led A. M. Best to downgrade the ratings...
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Monday, March 28, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Automobile association to close Utah captive

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The AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah (AAA NCNU) is expected to...
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Richard Cutcher

BHP Billiton has captive rating downgraded

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The Guernsey captive owned by oil and mining company BHP Billiton has...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Apogee Enterprises captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captive owned by Apogee Enterprises has had its financial strength...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Kroger Vermont captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The two captives owned by American retailer The Kroger Company have had...
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Shell’s Switzerland and Texas captives affirmed ‘Superior’

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Solen Versicherungen AG (SVAG) and Noble Assurance Company, two of three captives...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Richard Cutcher

First China captive has ratings placed under review

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CNPC Captive Insurance Company, the insurance subsidiary established by China National Petroleum...
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Monday, February 08, 2016
Richard Cutcher

IBT Group captive has ratings placed under review

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A. M. Best has placed its ratings of Sorford Surety Insurance Co....
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Friday, February 05, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg captive assigned rating after releasing equalisation reserves

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Hochtief, the German construction giant, has successfully completed an internal loss portfolio...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

DIRECTV captive merged with AT&T vehicle

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Palm Insurance Company, domiciled in Hawaii, has been closed down after AT&T...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Richard Cutcher

BNY Mellon captives rated ‘Excellent’

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BNY Mellon’s New York and Bermuda captives have had their ‘A’ (Excellent)...
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Honeywell captive rated ‘Excellent’

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One of the pure captives owned by multinational conglomerate Honeywell International has...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Moody’s place BHP Billiton captive under review

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Oil and mining giant BHP Billiton has had its Guernsey captive’s financial...
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Friday, December 18, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Schlumberger captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The three captives owned by oil services giant Schlumberger Limited have had...
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Monday, December 14, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Vale captive suffers rating downgrade

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Brazilian mining giant Vale has had its Barbados captive’s financial strength rating...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Nissan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda captive owned by automobile giants Nissan has had its financial...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Richard Cutcher

HAI Group rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont group of insurance companies serving public housing authorities across the...
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Richard Cutcher

JP Morgan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The single parent captive owned by JP Morgan & Chase has had...
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Friday, November 06, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Ecopetrol captive keeps rating

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The pure captive owned by Colombian state-owned oil giant Ecopetrol S.A. has...
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Friday, November 06, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Saudi Aramco captive downgraded

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive owned by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) has...
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Friday, October 30, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Marubeni captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Micronesia-domiciled captive owned by the Marubeni Corporation has had its financial...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Richard Cutcher

CNOOC captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Barbados captive ultimately owned by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation...
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Vitol captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Dutch energy company Vitol Holding has had the financial strength rating of...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Telefonica captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Luxembourg reinsurance captive owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has had...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Richard Cutcher

JLT withdraws Isosceles from ratings process

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JLT Insurance Management (JLTIM) has decided to stop having its separate account...
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
Richard Cutcher

INPEX captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Japanese oil company the INPEX Corporation has had the financial strength rating...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Dow captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The reinsurance captive owned by Dow Chemical Company has had its financial...
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Eni captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The financial strength rating of Italian oil and gas company Eni S.p.A’s...
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Toyota captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The financial strength rating of Toyota’s Iowa-domiciled captive has been affirmed ‘A’...
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Lufthansa captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Delvag Luftfahrtversicherungs-AG, the German domiciled captive of international airline Lufthansa, has had...
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Thursday, August 06, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Duke Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Bison Insurance Company, the South Carolina captive owned by Duke Energy Corporation,...
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Friday, July 31, 2015
Richard Cutcher

General Electric’s Dublin captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Electric Insurance Ireland Limited (EIIL), the insurance company utilised by General Electric...
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Chevron withdraws Vermont captive from rating process

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Energy giant Chevron has opted to halt its participation in the A....
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Enel Group captive assigned ‘Excellent’ rating

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Enel Insurance, the Netherlands-domiciled captive owned by the Italian electric utility company...
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Friday, June 12, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Universal Forest Products’ captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Ardellis Insurance, the pure captive owned by Universal Forest Products (UFP), has...
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Thursday, June 04, 2015
Richard Cutcher

ConocoPhillips captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Independent energy exploration and production company ConocoPhillips has had the financial strength...
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Monday, June 01, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Ford captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The American Road Insurance Company (TARIC), a pure captive insurer owned by...
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Richard Cutcher

BP captives rated ‘Excellent’

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The financial strength ratings of oil giant BP’s Vermont and Guernsey captive...
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Monday, May 18, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Vale S.A.’s Barbados captive assigned negative outlook

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Brazilian metals and mining giant Vale S.A. has received a negative outlook...
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Friday, May 08, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Nestle captive assigned ‘Superior’ rating

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Intercona Re, the Switzerland domiciled captive of food and beverage giant Nestle,...
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Petronas Labuan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has had the financial strength rating...
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

National Grid captive rated ‘Excellent’, successful de-risk of US exposures

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National Grid Insurance Company Limited (NGICL) has had its financial strength rating...
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Richard Cutcher

NextEra Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Palms Insurance Company Limited, the Cayman Islands-domiciled captive of NextEra Energy, has...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Pfizer Vermont captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Blue Whale Re, the single parent captive owned by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer,...
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Richard Cutcher

ITOCHU have Bermuda captive rated ‘Excellent’

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NEWGT Reinsurance Company, the single parent captive of the ITOCHU Corporation, has...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Richard Cutcher

AT&T captive retains rating after re-domestication to Texas

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Gateway Rivers Insurance Company, the captive insurance subsidiary of telecommunications giant AT&T,...
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Grupo ASSA captives rated ‘Excellent’

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Grupo ASSA, a financial services company listed on the Panama Stock Exchange,...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Retail giant Kroger has Vermont captives rated ‘Excellent’

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Queen City Assurance and Vine Court Assurance Incorporated, both single-parent captives owned...
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Thursday, February 05, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Chevron withdraws from rating participation

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Energy giant Chevron has chosen to withdraw its captive, Heddington Insurance Limited,...
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Caregivers RRG rated ‘Excellent’

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Caregivers United Liability Insurance Company, a risk retention group (RRG), has had...
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Friday, January 16, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Architects and Engineers RRG rated ‘Excellent’

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Architects and Engineers Insurance Company (AEIC), a risk retention group (RRG), has...
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Monday, December 08, 2014
Richard Cutcher

AES captive rated ‘Good’

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North American energy giant AES Corporation has had the financial strength rating...
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Thursday, November 27, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marubeni expanding reinsurance captive

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The Japanese Marubeni Corporation has had the financial strength rating of its...
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Evergreen captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Bermuda-domiciled pure captive Evergreen Insurance Company Limited (EICL) has had its...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Hankey captive gets negative outlook

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Knight Insurance Company (KIC), the Cayman Islands reinsurance captive owned by the...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Caring Community group captive and RRG upgraded

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The Caring Communities Reciprocal Risk Retention Group (CCrRRG) and the Caring Communities...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Honeywell captive rated ‘Excellent’

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The Vermont-domiciled captive of Honeywell International has had its financial strength rating...
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Apogee Enterprises’ captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Prism Assurance, the single parent captive of Apogee Enterprises, has had its...
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Thursday, November 06, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Schlumberger Cayman captives rated ‘Excellent’

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Oilfield services giant Schlumberger has had the financial strength rating of ‘A’...
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Friday, October 31, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey S&P rating reassuring for captive clients – Sykes

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Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) has assigned Guernsey a high grade AA+ credit...
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Farm Credit captive rated Excellent

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The Farm Credit System Association Captive Insurance Company (FCSAC), domiciled in Colorado,...
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Allied Professionals RRG gets negative implications review

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The ratings of an Arizona risk retention group (RRG), underwriting professional liability...
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Dutch petroleum captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Netherlands energy and commodities company Vitol Group has had its Bermuda-domiciled captive’s...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Richard Cutcher

NZ electricity operator opts-out of captive rating

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Transpower New Zealand Limited, the state-owned operator of the state’s electricity grid,...
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Friday, September 26, 2014
Richard Cutcher

JPMorgan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Park Assurance Company, the single parent captive of JPMorgan Chase & Co,...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Nissan captive rated ‘Excellent’

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Japanese motor giant Nissan has had its Bermuda-domiciled captive insurance company rated...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Physicians RRG rated Excellent

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Premier Physicians Insurance Company, a risk retention group (RRG), has had its...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Richard Cutcher

‘Excellent’ rating for Japanese oil giant’s captive

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The Bermuda-domiciled captive of the Inpex Corporation has been assigned a financial...
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Monday, September 01, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Rocky Mountain RRG has ratings affirmed by A. M. Best

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A medical risk retention group (RRG) writing liability insurance in the Rocky...
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Duke Energy captive rated ‘Excellent’ by A. M. Best

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Bison Insurance Company has had its financial strength rating affirmed as ‘A’...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Eastern Re SPC rated Excellent

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Eastern Re SPC, a workers’ compensation reinsurer for Eastern Alliance Insurance Group...
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Thursday, August 07, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Vale’s Barbados captive rated by Moody’s, risk transferred from Switzerland

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Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. has had its Barbados captive assigned a...
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Monday, August 04, 2014
Richard Cutcher

RRG part of HAI Group rated Excellent

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Subsidiaries that make up the HAI Group have had their A. M....
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Friday, August 01, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Ethos RRG has Excellent rating affirmed

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South Carolina-domiciled risk retention group (RRG) Titan Insurance Company has had its...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Richard Cutcher

First China captive rated by Moody’s

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CNPC Captive Insurance Company Limited, the first captive to be established in...
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Montana RRG has ratings downgraded

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Preferred Contractors Insurance Company Risk Retention Group (PCIC) has had its financial...
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Monday, July 07, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Voya Financial benefiting from reinsurance captive

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Life insurer Voya Financial, recently rebranded from ING U.S., continues to benefit...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014
Richard Cutcher

A. M. Best withdraws Evergreen RRG rating as wind down continues

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Evergreen USA Risk Retention Group (RRG) has had its financial strength rating...
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Thursday, April 03, 2014
Richard Cutcher

NZ state electricity captive downgraded

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Risk Reinsurance, the Cayman-domiciled captive of Transpower New Zealand, has received a...
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Richard Cutcher

AT&T's Vermont captive rating affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer...
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Itochu's Bermuda captive has A- rating affirmed

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and...
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Richard Cutcher

AM Best affirms Kroger Co. captive ratings

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Barbados captive Ocean Re gets A- rating

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Ratings agency AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A-...
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Survey: fronting top reason for captive rating

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Over 83% of readers with a rated captive cited the reduction of...
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda captive receives positive rating

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Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A-...
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Richard Cutcher

To rate or not to rate

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In late November Fitch Ratings released a special report in response to...
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Thursday, January 09, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Quarter of captive owners consider rating

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A quarter of the respondents to this month’s Captive Review ratings survey...
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Thursday, January 02, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Vermont power captive gets positive rating

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Ratings agency A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B+...
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

A.M. Best affirms rating of Dutch Shell’s captive

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A captive of Dutch Shell has retained its financial strength rating of...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Ecopetrol’s captive gets rating upgrade

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Global ratings agency Fitch, has upgraded the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) of...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Fitch affirms QBE’s captive

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Global ratings agency Fitch has assigned Equator Reinsurances Limited (Equator Re) an...
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Richard Cutcher

A.M. Best rates JLT’s cell captive

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A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and...
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Friday, November 08, 2013
Richard Cutcher

AM Best give positive rating to Vermont captive

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Global ratings agency A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of...
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda-based BNY Trade gets positive rating

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and...
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Greenlight Re receives positive rating

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Honeywell captive given positive rating

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AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Richard Cutcher

American Safety RRG sees ratings fall

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AM Best, has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from...
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Richard Cutcher

JP Morgan's captive gets positive rating

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Global ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Fitch: Reinsurers' underwriting gains offset by unrealised losses

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Reinsurers’ underwriting gains in the first half of 2013 were offset by...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Fitch assigns stable outlook for Brazilian captive

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Ratings agency, Fitch has assigned an international Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Richard Cutcher

S.A.C Re's ratings placed under review

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Rating agency, A.M. Best has placed the financial strength rating of “A-...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Richard Cutcher

S&P assign stable rating for Kuwait based captive

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Standard & Poor have assigned an 'A' long-term insurer financial strength rating...
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Richard Cutcher

AM Best affirms FSR of Montana RRG

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Global ratings agency, AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
Richard Cutcher

AM Best withdraws RRG rating

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Ratings agency, AM Best has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Richard Cutcher

AM Best affirm“A (Excellent)” rating to Cayman SPC

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Ratings agency, A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Stable rating for Mexican telecommunication captive

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Moody's Ratings has affirmed Mexican telecommunication company, América Móvil's, captive reinsurance company,...
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Positive outlook for RRG The Mutual

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Mutual Risk Retention Group, has seen a revised outlook of positive from...
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Richard Cutcher

BP captive gets "A" rating

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Global oil and gas giant, BP’s captive Jupiter Insurance Limited (Guernsey) have...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Cutcher

New ratings criteria for insurers

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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has published its revised criteria for rating...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Stable outlook for SPARTA

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A.M. Best has revised the outlook from negative  to stable and affirmed...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Rating could cut Solvency II costs says Fitch

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Obtaining a credit rating on a captive could lower the overall capital...
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Kroger’s captive rated

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The US retailer has had its Vermont-based captive rated. Vine Court Assurance...
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Non-life insurers will struggle says Fitch

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Non-life insurers may fall short of Solvency II capital requirements Fitch ratings...
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Richard Cutcher

AM Best changes captive rating criteria

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A new rating methodology for alternative risk transfer is expected to be...
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Captive’s $800m floating rate insured notes affirmed

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$800m floating rate insured notes have been affirmed an ‘a’ debt rating,...
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Glass solutions captive rating affirmed

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Apogee Enterprises’ captive has had its financial strength rating of A- (excellent)...
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Friday, September 02, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Willis Group rating outlook lifted

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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lifted its outlook on (re)insurance broker...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Telefonica captive’s outlook revised

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The outlook of Telefonica’s reinsurance captive has been revised from to stable...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Captives could face downgrade

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Captives’ ratings risk being downgraded over the next three to five years...
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

AM Best affirms ratings of Nissan’s captive

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and...
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