Moody's Investors Service has increased the ratings of a large financial services company and most of its insurance subsidiaries 1 notch.
Moody's, New York, is changing the unsecured debt rating of Assurant Inc., New York, to Baa1, from Baa2.
Assurant is getting a higher rating because it has done well since it separated from Fortis, Brussels, in February 2004, Moody's says.