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Standard & Poor’s has upgraded to “A+” from “A” the insurance financial strength ratings (IFSR) and long-term counterparty credit of SCOR SE (SCOR) and various guaranteed subsidiaries.

SCOR announces that it has extended the cover level provided by its existing financial coverage facility taking the form of a Nat Cat event-driven guaranteed equity line by EUR 75 million.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the insurance financial strength ratings (IFSR) of SCOR SE (SCOR) and various guaranteed subsidiaries to A1 from A2, and SCOR’s subordinated debt rating to A3 from Baa1.

The Combined General Meeting of SCOR SE was held on 3 May 2012 in Paris and was chaired by Mr. Denis Kessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR SE.

SCOR's first quarter of 2012 results.

A.M. Best has upgraded the Issuer Credit Ratings (ICR) of SCOR SE and its main subsidiaries from “a” to “a+”. They have also affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings of “A” (Excellent).

The shareholders of SCOR SE are hereby informed that the annual ordinary and extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting will take place at 10:00 on Thursday 3 May 2012 at the Group’s new headquarters.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded SCOR’s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings and Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) from ‘A’ to ‘A+’.

SCOR's 2011 results.

SCOR successfully places on the Swiss franc market perpetual subordinated notes, with a first call date in August 2016, for an aggregate total amount of CHF 400,000,000.

Each year, in various different European countries, SCOR rewards the best academic projects in the field of actuarial science with prizes.

Within the framework of its capital shield policy, one of its four strategic cornerstones, on 12 December 2011 SCOR successfully placed a new catastrophe bond (“cat bond”), Atlas VI Capital Limited Series 2011-1 and 2