Bond insurers act to keep ratings
Story date: 2007-11-18 11:34:00
Added on: 2007-11-18 14:31:24
MSN MoneyCentral - Specialist bond insurers are exploring ways of improving their financial standing and avoiding losing their top credit ratings because of the subprime mortgage crisis. They are considering raising new equity or buying insurance for their operations ...
Read more...
Related Stories:
-
S&P cuts crucial ratings on more bond insurers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Friday evening it cut the financial strength ratings of bond insurers XL Capital Assurance...
2008-06-09 06:52:51 -
Pressure on bond insurers to save their credit ratings
Financial Times - ... bond insurers are facing mounting pressure to improve their financial standing and avoid losing their top credit...
2007-11-26 02:16:00 -
Insurers' woes could hit muni bond ratings (Los Angeles Times)
Mortgage losses may affect some firms' ability to pay claims. The financial troubles of major bond insurers are rattling...
2007-12-22 12:13:58 -
S&P continues review of bond insurers (CNN Money)
The credit rating agency is studying how bond defaults would affect ratings and capital ratios for bond insurers....
2007-11-26 11:31:00 -
New York's Dinallo Considers Splitting Bond Insurers (Update3)
Bloomberg - The world's largest bond insurers may lose the AAA credit ratings they use to guarantee $2.4 billion of municipal and...
2008-02-14 08:16:00 -
Moody's warns on ratings of four bond insurers
Boston Globe - The ratings agency is concerned the insurers do not have sufficient capital to support their ratings -- which are...
2007-12-17 02:53:00 -
Sector Snap: Bond, Mortgage Insurers dip
MSN MoneyCentral - Ambac and other bond insurers rely on these financial strength ratings to continue booking new business, as the companies...
2008-01-16 10:09:00 -
Bond Insurers Seen At Risk
Hartford Courant - NEW YORK — - As bad news about the financial system piles up, trust — the ... The risk...
2008-02-07 10:29:00