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And Units Outlook Revised To Stable From Neg; Ratings Affirmed</title><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>12/5/2007 3:30:27 PM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">structured</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">617627</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Barbados</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Reinsurance</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Emerging Markets</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Latin America</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Structured Finance</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Asset-Backed Securities</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Insurance</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">NEW YORK (Standard&amp;Poor's) Dec. 5, 2007--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said today that it revised its outlook on Everest Re Group Ltd. (Everest); its operating subsidiaries, Everest Reinsurance Co., Everest National Insurance Co. , and Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd.; and its U.S.-based intermediary holding company, Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., to stable from negative. At the same time, Standard&amp;Poor's affirmed its 'A-' counterparty credit ratings on Everest Re Group Ltd. and Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc. and affirmed its 'AA-' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the operating subsidiaries. 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Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>S&amp;P Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/609059</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/609059</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><title>Bulletin: Everest Re Group Ltd.'s Possible Reserve Strengthening Will Likely Not Affect Ratings</title><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>10/23/2007 1:16:46 PM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">609059</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Barbados</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Reinsurance</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Emerging Markets</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Latin America</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Insurance</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">NEW YORK (Standard&amp;Poor's) Oct. 23, 2007--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services today commented on Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. (A-/Negative/--) and related subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Everest). Following its third-quarter earnings release, Everest announced that it will be reviewing the asbestos claims notifications that it has received in recent quarters as part of its year-end reserve review. If Everest's reserve review leads it to strengthen its asbestos reserves, Standard&amp;Poor's does not expect such strengthening to affect the ratings as long as the group's capital adequacy ratio--as measured by Standard&amp;Poor's model--remains extremely strong. Currently, the group's capital adequacy is about 200%. 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