S&P Lowers Trenwick Grp. Counterparty Ratings

NU Online News Service, Jan. 31, 3:45 p.m. EST?Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit ratings on Trenwick Group Ltd. and sub-holding companies?LaSalle Re Holdings Ltd. and Trenwick Amercia Corp.?to "CCC-" from "CCC+" and removed them from CreditWatch following Trenwick's addition of $107 million to year-end 2002 reserves.

S&P also said it lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Trenwick America Reinsurance Corp., Dakota Specialty Insurance Co., LaSalle Re Ltd., and Insurance Corp. of NY to "CCC" from "BB-" and removed them from CreditWatch.

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