SCOR : La Standard & Poor's promuove a "Forte" la Gestione del Rischio Aziendale (ERM) della SCOR

, 04/09/2009 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - economia) Secondo la Standard & Poor's la promozione del livello di ERM riflette l'eccellente cultura della gestione del rischio del Gruppo, l'eccellente gestione del rischio emergente, la forte gestione strategica del rischio e i forti o per lo meno adeguati controlli del rischio per i maggiori rischi del gruppo. L'agenzia di valutazione ha, inoltre, notato che la propensione al rischio della SCOR, il mix di prodotti e investimenti e i target finanziari dovrebbero produrre guadagni a bassa volatilità rispetto ai molti suoi pari nel settore della riassicurazione.

At SCOR, all strategic and business decisions are taken on an optimised risk-return basis and a very controlled risk appetite, anchored in the solvency, profitability and capital management objectives as set out in the three-year strategic plan 'Dynamic Lift V2' published in 2007. All known risks are modelled within the Group's internal model, taking into account the experience of the current economic and financial crisis. In particular, over the course of the last few years SCOR has implemented rigorous risk management tools at a Group level, business unit level (SCOR Global P&C and SCOR Global Life) and asset management level (SCOR Global Investments).

Denis Kessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR, comments: "Over the course of the past two years, we have been able to demonstrate that the Group is successfully managing the financial market crisis with no impact on solvency, while still delivering profitability in line with our strategic plans. This is proof of successful strategic risk management. The ERM upgrade by S&P accounts for the extensive efforts that we have undertaken at all levels. We believe that this upgrade will allow us to further expand our already very strong franchise".

Today's decision by Standard & Poor's to upgrade SCOR's ERM to "strong" and a confirmed "A" rating with stable outlook follows the S&P decision of March 2009 to raise SCOR's ratings for insurer financial strength and for the long-term credit of its core guaranteed subsidiaries from "A-" to "A" with a stable outlook. It also follows last year's upgrades by Fitch to "A" and by Moody's to "A2".

The press release by Standard & Poor's can be accessed via their homepage: http://www.standardandpoors.com


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