Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today announces that its automated real-time Reinsurer Rating Change Notification Service is now available to all U.S. clients.
The service provides instant updates on reinsurer rating changes, and correlates the impact to clients’ specific reinsurance contracts. 
 
Utilizing direct, live data from rating agencies A.M. Best and Standard and Poor’s, as well as leveraging the power of its proprietary Global Reinsurance Distribution System (GRiDS), the utility delivers immediate notifications to clients affected by reinsurer rating changes. 
 
The automatic notifications, which are emailed to a nominated person(s) within the client’s organization, detail the impacted reinsurance contracts that are serviced by Aon Benfield Inc. 
 
Mike McClane, Managing Director and Head of Aon Benfield Research in the U.S. and Bermuda, said: “What’s important is not just the real-time speed and reliability of this service; it’s the fact that it is flexible and targeted.  This utility is designed to meet the needs of our clients, and they decide who in their organizations should receive this information.  In addition, we only generate the emails for their particular reinsurers and that is a key differentiator from other email notification services.”    
 
Ratings information is also available through Aon Benfield’s proprietary MarketReView platform – a secure, internet-based portal that provides clients with comprehensive information on reinsurers and the reinsurance market.
 
Aside from ratings notifications, MarketReView also offers the most recently reported reinsurer financials and capital markets information, as well as the most up-to-date market insights from Aon Benfield’s award-winning Research team.
 
For more information about MarketReView and Aon Benfield’s Reinsurer Rating Change Notification service, please contact michael.mcclane@aonbenfield.com

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About Aon Benfield
As the industry leader in treaty, facultative and capital markets, Aon Benfield is redefining the role of the reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor. Through our unmatched talent and industry-leading proprietary tools and products, we help our clients to redefine themselves and their success. Aon Benfield offers unbiased capital advice and customized access to more reinsurance and capital markets than anyone else. As a trusted advocate, we provide local reach to the world’s markets, an unparalleled investment in innovative analytics, including catastrophe management, actuarial, and rating agency advisory, and the right professionals to advise clients in making the optimal capital choice for their business. With an international network of more than 4,000 professionals in 50 countries, our worldwide client base is able to access the broadest portfolio of integrated capital solutions and services.  Learn more at aonbenfield.com.

For further information please contact:

David Bogg  
Aon Benfield 
t: +44 (0)20 7522 4016
e: david.bogg@aonbenfield.com 

Andrew Wragg  
Aon Benfield  
t: +44 (0)20 7522 8183 
e: andrew.wragg@aonbenfield.com