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S&P Credit Research22227 word report
published Oct 28, 2009
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| Abstract: | Standard&Poor's Ratings Services is maintaining its negative outlook on the U.S. life insurance sector. Our outlook on this sector has been negative since October 2008, when we revised it predominately as a result of the economic downturn. Since then, there have been numerous downgrades, and we expect little change in the economic conditions that led to them. Despite all the unfavorable rating actions so far, we expect that downgrades will continue to exceed upgrades during the next six months to a year, though downgrades generally will be limited to one or two notches (for example, 'AA' to 'AA-' or 'A+'). This recession, which is likely the worst economic downturn since the 1930s, has dampened life insurers' investment portfolios
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Industry Report Card: Outlook Remains Negative For Most North American Insurance Sectors Publication date: 28-Oct-2009 Primary Credit Analysts: Kevin Ahern, New York (1) 212-438-7160; kevin_ahern@standardandpoors.com...
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| Report Type: | Commentary
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| Sector: | Global Issuers, Public Finance, Structured Finance
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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
