A.M. BestTV: Analysts Examine Insurance-Linked Securities Rating Methodology

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OLDWICK - DECEMBER 09, 2016 12:40 PM (EST)
This ^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.

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