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Further factors supporting the ratings are the group's very strong competitive position as a leading property/casualty (P/C) insurer in Italy and its very strong operating performance in P/C. Offsetting factors are the group's poor earnings in the life business and the high, though declining, concentration of the equity portfolio in few a strategic lines. Fondiaria-SAI has a strengthened competitive position in life business and a very strong competitive position as a leading P/C insurer in Italy. The</spcred:index_entry_excerpt><spcred:index_entry_primcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">ITA</spcred:index_entry_primcountry><spcred:index_entry_primgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">40301040 403010 4030 40</spcred:index_entry_primgics><spcred:index_entry_primissuer xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Fondiaria-SAI SpA</spcred:index_entry_primissuer><spcred:index_entry_primissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">308528</spcred:index_entry_primissuerid><spcred:index_entry_primreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">EUROMIDAFR</spcred:index_entry_primreg><spcred:index_entry_primticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">SA@IM</spcred:index_entry_primticker><spcred:index_entry_reporttype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">SUMMARY</spcred:index_entry_reporttype><spcred:index_entry_seccountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">ITA</spcred:index_entry_seccountry><spcred:index_entry_secgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">40301030 403010 4030 40</spcred:index_entry_secgics><spcred:index_entry_secissuer xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Milano Assicurazioni SpA</spcred:index_entry_secissuer><spcred:index_entry_secissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">314185</spcred:index_entry_secissuerid><spcred:index_entry_secreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">EUROMIDAFR</spcred:index_entry_secreg><spcred:index_entry_secticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">MI@IM</spcred:index_entry_secticker><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">GLOBISS</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">INS</spcred:index_entry_sector><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>S&amp;P Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/660816</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/660816</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><pubDate>7/22/2008 12:55:07 PM</pubDate><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><title>Italian Composite Insurer Fondiaria-SAI Raised To 'A-'; Outlook Stable</title><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">660816</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Italy</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Property &amp; Casualty Insurance</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Europe, Middle East, Africa</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">MILAN (Standard&amp;Poor's) July 22, 2008--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Italian composite insurance group Fondiaria-SAI SpA and its core entity, Milano Assicurazioni SpA, to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. 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The outlook is stable. The upgrade takes into account Fondiaria-SAI's strengthened competitive position in life business, following the conclusion of a 10-year exclusive distribution agreement with Banco Popolare Societa Cooperativa SCRL (BP; A/Negative/A-1), with a consequent lowering of the group's concentration in property/casualty (P/C) insurance, the maintenance of Fondiaria-SAI's strong capital adequacy, and a continuous improvement of enterprise risk management (ERM). 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Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.</description><fitch:company xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Fondiaria-SAI S.p.A.</fitch:company><fitch:report xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Press Release</fitch:report><fitch:industry xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">01010300</fitch:industry><fitch:company xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">Milano Assicurazioni S.p.A.</fitch:company><fitch:docid xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">387232_pr_frame</fitch:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Fitch Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/608287</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/608287</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><title>Fondiaria-SAI's Proposed Perpetual Fixed/Floating Callable Step-Up Notes Rated 'BBB-'</title><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>10/18/2007 1:23:09 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">608287</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Italy</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Property &amp; Casualty Insurance</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Europe, Middle East, Africa</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">MILAN (Standard&amp;Poor's) Oct. 18, 2007--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has assigned its 'BBB-' junior subordinated debt rating to the proposed perpetual, fixed/floating-rate notes soon to be issued by Fondiaria-SAI SpA (BBB+/Positive/--). The debt rating is based on the assumption that the actual note issue will, for all material purposes, be consistent with the advance information provided to Standard&amp;Poor's in order to undertake its analysis. We categorize the notes under this issue as "strong" as regards their equity-like characteristics, at the upper level of our Category 2 (intermediate equity content) classification. This reflects: the notes' deeply subordinated nature, optional and mandatory interest deferability, and lack of final maturity date. 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