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    Moody's assigns Baa3 investment-grade rating to Freedom Life with stable outlook

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    Moody's assigns Baa3 investment-grade rating to Freedom Life with stable outlook

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    Moody's Ratings issued its inaugural insurance financial strength ratings for subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was assigned a Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook, becoming the first entity across the corporate group to cross into investment grade. Concurrently, Freedom Insurance was rated Ba1 with a stable outlook. The investment-grade rating lowers institutional hurdles for Freedom Life's insurance liabilities and asset management partnerships.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-06
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Moody's assigns Baa3 investment-grade rating to Freedom Life with stable outlook”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-06. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-06/moody-s-assigns-baa3-investment-grade-rating-to-freedom-life-with-stable-outlook-0ffed6

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    Moody's assigns Baa3 investment-grade rating to Freedom Life with stable outlook
    Moody's Ratings issued its inaugural insurance financial strength ratings for subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was assigned a Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook, becoming the first entity across the corporate group to cross into investment grade. Concurrently, Freedom Insurance was rated Ba1 with a stable outlook. The investment-grade rating lowers institutional hurdles for Freedom Life's insurance liabilities and asset management partnerships.
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    SEP 6
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    FRHC
    Moody's assigns Baa3 investment-grade rating to Freedom Life with stable outlook
    Moody's Ratings issued its inaugural insurance financial strength ratings for subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was assigned a Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook, becoming the first entity across the corporate group to cross into investment grade. Concurrently, Freedom Insurance was rated Ba1 with a stable outlook. The investment-grade rating lowers institutional hurdles for Freedom Life's insurance liabilities and asset management partnerships.
    → Attaining a Baa3 investment-grade credit rating compresses debt funding costs and expands institutional counterparty eligibility for Freedom Life.
    Impact
    Moody's Ratings issued its inaugural insurance financial strength ratings for subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was assigned a Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook, becoming the first entity across the corporate group to cross into investment grade. Concurrently, Freedom Insurance was rated Ba1 with a stable outlook. The investment-grade rating lowers institutional hurdles for Freedom Life's insurance liabilities and asset management partnerships.
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    FRHC
    Transmission
    Attaining a Baa3 investment-grade credit rating compresses debt funding costs and expands institutional counterparty eligibility for Freedom Life.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    FRHCcredit spread tightening and lower balance sheet cost of capitalUp1-4wMoody's assigned first-time Baa3 investment-grade rating to subsidiary Freedom Life.

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