MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

09.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BOSTON COMPANIA ARGENTINA DE SEGUROS S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Suipacha 268 pisos 3º, 4º y 10º, Buenos Aires City

 

 

Country :

Argentina

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1925

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Insurance Company

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

 

 

 

 

 Registered Name       

 

BOSTON COMPAÑIA ARGENTINA DE SEGUROS S.A.

CUIT: 30-50000111-5

 

 

Summary      

 

INCORPORATED IN 1925. BEGINNER OF ACTIVITIES. NORMAL PERFORMANCE AND STABLE PERSPECTIVES. IT DOESN'T REGISTER NEGATIVE. FIT FOR CURRENT CREDITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS KNOWN CREDITS.

 

 

Operations       

 

INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 Legal Structure 

 

Business type:      Public Limited Company
Incorporated:       1925
Registered:         19/02/1925
Duration:           99 years
End of fiscal year: December 31st

 

 

 Contact      

 

Legal and Operative address: Suipacha 268 pisos 3º, 4º y 10º, Buenos Aires City, Argentina.

Phone: (54-11) 4324-5555

 

 

 Partners    

 

President:          HORACIO ANTONIO SANCHEZ GRANEL
Vice-president:     ESTEBAN BENJAMIN REYNAL
Director:           KEVIN PAUL MC CARTHY
Alternate Director: ROBERTO DURRIEU

Social signature use: In the charge of the President and Vice-president.

 

 Personal Information       

 

HORACIO ANTONIO SANCHEZ GRANEL
Argentinian, married, born on 10/01/1956, DNI. 11.873.861, with address in Tres de Febrero 1331, Buenos Aires City, Mechanical Engineer.

He is registered as member of the following companies:

DEERE Y COMPANY SUC. ARGENTINA.
COMPAÑIA ASESORA DE EMPRESAS S.A.
HSBC-LA BUENOS AIRES CIA. DE SEGUROS S.A.
LA REPUBLICA CIA. DE SEGUROS S.A.
LA PATAGONIA CIA. DE SEGUROS S.A.

He is registered in the board of directors of:

PULL ARGENTINA S.A.
SDM CONSULTING GROUP S.A.
MALUZ S.A.
FIBOS S.A.
MASS HOLDING COMPANY S.A.
MG PROPIEDADES S.R.L.
BOSTON SEGUROS DE RETIRO S.A.

 

 

 History       

 

These activities were directly started by this company in 1925.

 

 

 Economic-Financial Position 

 

BALANCE SHEET AS OF 31/12/2007
ASSETS:
------
Cash and banks      $    2.632.271,75
Investments            $   57.086.500,00
Credits                   $   37.198.388,00
Reinsurance          $    8.688.263,00
Other credits         $   20.296.776,00
Real estate           $      108.461,10
Fixed assets          $    5.591.835,00
                          ________________
                         $  131.602.496,00
                        =================

LIABILITIES:
------------
Debts to policyholer              $   69.699.712,00
Debts to reinsurances          13.187.645,00
Debts with producers          $    7.990.129,00
Payroll taxes                         959.332,00
Other debts                         $    4.232.042,00
Technical commitments      $   13.909.969,00
Allowances                         $    1.725.686,00
                                                -----------------
Total Liabilities                      $  111.704.512,00
Net Worth                              $   19.897.980,00
                                                   -----------------
                                           $  131.602.492,00
                                           =================

RESULTS:
--------
Paid in surplus                 $   29.296.484,00
Accrued accidents           $  (12.732.589,00)
Compensations and  
profits                              $      (36.333,00)
Production and        
operating expenses        $  (16.940.976,00)
Other incomes                $       79.541,00
Technical result              $       (333.874,00)

Rents                              $    4.648.719,00
Result by realization       $   (1.463.543,00)
Result by holding            $    1.016.491,00
Other incomes                $      632.361,00
Other expenses              $         (555,00)
Operating expenses       $   (3.846.502,00)
Financial Structure Result     432.526,00
Tax profit                                 19.698,00
                                                  ----------
Final profit                              118.350,00

 

 

 Assets    

 

The company is owner of properties for a total value of $ 108.461,10 and Fixed Assets for $ 5.591.835.

It owns the offices lcoated in the previously exposed address.

 

 

 

 

 

 Evolution and Results      

 

It is an insurance company which operates in general store with an old trajectory in the market and a favourable concept.

It has an important operating infrastructure, where it employs 136 people supervised by the main representatives.

Up to now it doesn't register negative elements and has stable perspectives.

 

 

 Payment Record and Credit Risk 

 

BANKS:
------
STANDARD BANK
CITIBANK
BANCO SUPERVIELLE

CREDIT RISK:
------------
March/2008

CITIBANK         $   94.500   SITUATION 1
AMEX             $   34.100   SITUATION 1
STANDARD BANK    $   20.700   SITUATION 1
SERV Y TRANSAC.  $    6.300   SITUATION 1

SITUATION 1: NORMAL FULFILLMENT.

 

 

 Concept      

 

The company has registered several trials which are common on its type of activity but doesn't affect its concept.

According to our consultations, it complies in due time the commitments taken.

* FULFILLMENT: WITHOUT OBJECTIONS                                  

 

 

Final Opinion    

 

We consider feasible the credit treatment with this company by amounts of current importance in accordance with its known economic-financial resources.
* FIT FOR CREDITS

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.13

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.02

Euro

1

Rs.67.77

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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