Standard&Poor's Applies Its Revised Insurance Criteria To 22 Large Rated Reinsurance Groups And Certain Subsidiaries

NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) May 23, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has reviewed its ratings on 22 large global reinsurer groups by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. (See the Ratings List for the ratings on these reinsurers, their core and highly strategic subsidiaries, and other subsidiaries that we took rating actions on as a result of applying our new criteria to their parents.) We will publish analytical reports on the reinsurance groups identified below, including a list of ratings on affiliated entities, as well as the ratings by debt type--senior, subordinated, junior subordinated, and preferred stock. The articles will be available at www.standardandpoors.com/insurancecriteria and on RatingsDirect.com.

...NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) May 23, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has reviewed its ratings on 22 large global reinsurer groups by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. (See the Ratings List for the ratings on these reinsurers, their core and highly strategic subsidiaries, and other subsidiaries that we took rating actions on as a result of applying our new criteria to their parents.) We will publish analytical reports on the reinsurance groups identified below, including a list of ratings on affiliated entities, as well as the ratings by debt type--senior, subordinated, junior subordinated, and preferred stock. The articles will be available at www.standardandpoors.com/insurancecriteria and on RatingsDirect.com. Ratings on specific issues will be available on...

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