Connie Wong (Standard & Poor's) - Singapore College of Insurance
Connie Wong (Standard & Poor's) - Singapore College of Insurance
Connie Wong (Standard & Poor's) - Singapore College of Insurance
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<strong>Standard</strong> & Poor’s Rating Scale<br />
AAA ‘Exceptionally Strong’<br />
AA ‘Very Strong’<br />
A ‘Strong’<br />
BBB ‘Good’<br />
• ----------------------- Investment grade cut-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
between BBB-Minus and BB- Plus<br />
BB ‘Marginal’<br />
B ‘Weak’<br />
CCC ‘Very Weak’<br />
CC ‘Extremely Weak’<br />
R formally ‘Under Regulatory Supervision’<br />
D ‘In default’<br />
NOTE: Interactive ratings can be further qualified through use <strong>of</strong> ‘+’ and ‘-’ suffixes<br />
There is also a short-term scale: ‘A-1+; ‘A-1’; ‘’A-2’, ‘A-3’, etc.<br />
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CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY.<br />
August Permission 2005 to reprint or distribute any content from this presentation requires the written approval <strong>of</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> & Poor’s.