LONDON (Standard&Poor's) July 12, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has reviewed its ratings on nine African and Central European insurance groups and their subsidiaries by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. (See the Ratings List for the ratings on these insurers.) We will publish individual analytical reports on the insurance groups identified below, including a list of ratings on affiliated entities. The research updates will be available at www.standardandpoors.com/insurancecriteria and on RatingsDirect.com. Ratings on specific issues will be available on RatingsDirect and at www.standardandpoors.com. RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH Insurers: Rating Methodology, May 7, 2013 Enterprise Risk Management, May 7, 2013 Group Rating Methodology, May 7, 2013