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    Moody's Assigns First-Time Baa3 Investment Grade Rating to Freedom Life

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    Moody's Assigns First-Time Baa3 Investment Grade Rating to Freedom Life

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    Moody's has assigned initial insurance financial strength ratings to subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was awarded an investment-grade Baa3 rating with a stable outlook, representing the holding company's first investment-grade credit assignment. Freedom Insurance received a Ba1 rating with a stable outlook. The new ratings support institutional underwriting capabilities and lower credit risk premia across the group's financial services lines.

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

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Moody's Assigns First-Time Baa3 Investment Grade Rating to Freedom Life”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-06. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-06/moody-s-assigns-first-time-baa3-investment-grade-rating-to-freedom-life-146e10

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    Moody's Assigns First-Time Baa3 Investment Grade Rating to Freedom Life
    Moody's has assigned initial insurance financial strength ratings to subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was awarded an investment-grade Baa3 rating with a stable outlook, representing the holding company's first investment-grade credit assignment. Freedom Insurance received a Ba1 rating with a stable outlook. The new ratings support institutional underwriting capabilities and lower credit risk premia across the group's financial services lines.
    FRHC
    Impact
    64
    SEP 6
    SIG
    92%
    FRHC
    Moody's Assigns First-Time Baa3 Investment Grade Rating to Freedom Life
    Moody's has assigned initial insurance financial strength ratings to subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was awarded an investment-grade Baa3 rating with a stable outlook, representing the holding company's first investment-grade credit assignment. Freedom Insurance received a Ba1 rating with a stable outlook. The new ratings support institutional underwriting capabilities and lower credit risk premia across the group's financial services lines.
    → Achieving an initial Baa3 investment-grade rating lowers balance-sheet funding costs and widens institutional counterparty eligibility for FRHC insurance entities.
    Impact
    Moody's has assigned initial insurance financial strength ratings to subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. Freedom Life was awarded an investment-grade Baa3 rating with a stable outlook, representing the holding company's first investment-grade credit assignment. Freedom Insurance received a Ba1 rating with a stable outlook. The new ratings support institutional underwriting capabilities and lower credit risk premia across the group's financial services lines.
    Affected
    FRHC
    Transmission
    Achieving an initial Baa3 investment-grade rating lowers balance-sheet funding costs and widens institutional counterparty eligibility for FRHC insurance entities.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    FRHCcredit risk premium reduction via first-time investment grade rating of Baa3Up1-4wMoody's assigned first-time Baa3 rating to Freedom Life and Ba1 to Freedom Insurance.

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