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North American And Bermudan Insurers Continue To Step Up Their Enterprise Risk Management Efforts May 11
Standard & Poors, May 2011
Abstract
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has updated its enterprise risk management (ERM) opinions for all of its rated North American and Bermudan insurance companies. (Watch the related CreditMatters TV segment titled, 'North American and Bermudan Insurers Continue To Increase Their Enterprise Risk Management Efforts,' dated May 25, 2011.) An insurer's ERM program is a system of processes and practices that aims to measure and manage risk. Our ERM opinion reflects our assessment of the strength of an insurer's ERM program. These latest ERM scores update previous scores (see 'Enterprise Risk Management Continues To Show Its Value For North American And Bermudan Insurers,' published Feb. 1, 2010). Our findings include the following: We assigned a strong or excellent score for ERM...
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Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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