TMCnet News
A.M. BestTV: Analysts Examine Insurance-Linked Securities Rating MethodologyThis A.M.BestTV episode highlights a recent webinar in which A.M. Best analysts reviewed the methodology that A.M. Best uses to rate insurance-linked securities (ILS) and insurance-linked structures. Click on http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=ils1216 to view the entire program. The methodology A.M. Best uses to rate ILS and insurance-linked structures is, titled, "Best Insurance-Linked Securities and Structures Methodology." The purpose of the methodology is to provide a framework for rating these transactions. "There are about four generic ILS transactions that are in the market today," said Emmanuel Modu, managing director and global head, insurance-linked securities, A.M. Best. "These structured transactions are called: ILS Fund, Asset-Backed Security, General Liability and Value-In-Force." Other members of the A.M. Best ILS team-Elmo Chin, director, Wai Tang, director, Asha Attoh-Okine, associate director and Yuhmei Chen, senior financial analyst-spotlighted the rating process and types of ratings assigned to ILS' and insurance-linked structures. To view the complete webinar, titled, "A.M. Best Analysts Discuss Newly Released ILS Rating Methodology," visit http://www.ambest.com. Recent episodes of A.M.BestTV include:
A.M. Best is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit www.ambest.com. Copyright © 2016 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161209005586/en/ |