JUPITER, Florida (May 4, 2011) — On April 27, regulators took control of Reinsurance Company of America, Illinois, a property and casualty insurer, following the signing of an order for its immediate liquidation by the Cook County Circuit Court.
Weiss rated the insurer D (“Weak”) at the time the order was signed and first identified it as “Weak” in 2007. Reinsurance Company of America was primarily engaged in the run-off of its remaining workers’ compensation claims and liabilities, and its asset base had declined to $6.5 million by December 31, 2010. State guaranty funds will be responsible for paying out the remaining covered claims.
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