Converium Holdings AG, and it subsidiary Coverium Holdings (North America) (CVNA), have been assigned long-term ratings of 'BBB+' by rating agency Fitch Ratings.

The rating has also been assigned to CVNA's $200m unsecured debt taken out to prepare Converium for its spin-off from the third party reinsurance operations of Zurich Financial Services in 2002.

Converium is now the world's 8th largest reinsurer.

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