<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>KBC Group Re</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><description>KBC Group Re</description><copyright>KBC Group Re</copyright><language>en</language><image> <title>KBC Group Re</title> <url>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu/images/mini-KBC-Group-Re.png</url> <link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link></image><pubDate>07 Jun 2016</pubDate><item><title>Fitch affirms KBC Group Re's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>27-10-2015</pubDate><description>The affirmation reflects KBC Group Re's core strategic status to KBC Verzekeringen.
Fitch also views positively its solid standalone financial profile and cautious management.</description></item><item><title>Fitch affirms KBC Group Re's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>19-05-2015</pubDate><description>The affirmation reflects KBC Group Re's core strategic status to KBC Verzekeringen.
Fitch also views positively its solid standalone financial profile and cautious management.
</description></item><item><title>Standard&Poor's changed KBC Group Re's outlook to "stable"</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>03-12-2015</pubDate><description>Standard&Poor's downplays KBC Group Re's A- rating with a negative outlook following it's government support review. Standard&Poor's affirmed the "A-" counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on KBC Group Re. The outlook is now stable.</description></item><item><title>Standard&Poor's upgraded KBC Group Res rating to A- (stable outlook)</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>10-03-2014</pubDate><description>The upgrade of KBC Group Re's rating by Standard&Poor's reflects the improved stability of KBC Group as a whole.</description></item><item><title>Fitch affirms KBC Group Re's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>10-03-2014</pubDate><description>The affirmation reflects KBC Group Re's core strategic status with regards to KBC Verzekeringen as well as its solid standalone financial profile and cautious management.</description></item><item><title>Standard&Poor's confirms KBC Group Re's BBB+ (positive outlook rating)   </title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>05-08-2013</pubDate><description>The positive outlook on  Group Re mirrors the outlook on KBC Group and is based on our expectation that the companies will maintain their current group status.</description></item><item><title>KBC Group Re's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating has been affirmed at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>13-06-2013</pubDate><description>The affirmation reflects KBC Group Re's core
strategic status with regards to KBC Verzekeringen as well as its solid standalone financial profile
and cautious management.
</description></item><item><title>Standard&Poor's revises outlook to positive</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>14-12-2012</pubDate><description>On December 14th 2012, Standard&Poor's revised its outlook from stable to positive on Belgium-based KBC Group N.V., the holding company of the group KBC, and on the group's main operating entity KBC Bank N.V. and subsidiaries KBC Insurance, KBC Group Re, and Czech-based CSOB Pojitovna A.S.</description></item><item><title>Standard&Poor's maintains BBB+ rating</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>30-11-2012</pubDate><description>On November 30th 2012, Standard&Poor's confirmed its previous rating for KBC Group Re, being BBB+</description></item><item><title>New chairman for KBC Group Re</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>14-11-2012</pubDate><description>Following KBC's PEARL reorganization, Hans Verstraete has been appointed as KBC Group Re's Chairman on the 14th of November 2012.</description></item><item><title>New chairman for KBC Group Re</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>29-05-2012</pubDate><description>As our chairman has become CEO of the whole KBC Group, he is replaced by Daniel Falque, member of KBC's executive committee and new CEO of the Business Unit Belgium.</description></item><item><title>FITCH has downgraded KBC Group Re to 'A-' </title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>01-02-2012</pubDate><description>Following the downgrading of Belgium Fitch has revised the ratings of KBC Bank, KBC Group and the other group companies. KBC Group Re has now an A- rating, stable outlook, identical to that of its parent KBC Verzekeringen NV (KBC Insurance).</description></item><item><title>Standard and Poor's implements new methodology and adjusts credit rating of KBC Group Re</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>09-12-2011</pubDate><description>On December 8, 2011, Standard and Poor's announced that their financial strength rating on KBC Group Re S.A. had been lowered to 'BBB+' from 'A-'.
The outlook is stable.
KBC Group Re's Fitch rating remains at 'A' with a stable outlook (unchanged since the upgrade on May 17, 2011).</description></item><item><title>FITCH has upgraded KBC Group Re to 'A'</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>18-05-2011</pubDate><description>We are happy to announce that FITCH has upgraded KBC Group Re rating to 'A' (outlook stable).</description></item><item><title>Annual meeting</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>09-05-2011</pubDate><description>The annual meeting of shareholders takes place on 9 May 2011 at the company's premises.</description></item><item><title>New company name : KBC GROUP RE</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>05-05-2011</pubDate><description>Assurisk became KBC Group Re S.A. on 26-04-2011. </description></item><item><title>KBC GROUP RE website launching</title><link>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</link><guid>http://www.kbcgroupre.lu</guid><pubDate>05-05-2011</pubDate><description>KBC Group Re has its own website. Follow us on <a href="http://www.kbcgroupre.lu" class="link">www.kbcgroupre.lu</a></description></item></channel></rss>