In addition to thenew Jacksonville office, Canon Business Solutions, Inc. operates from 58 officesin 38 metropolitan areas across the country. About Canon Business Solutions, Inc.From small/medium businesses to large corporate enterprises, Canon BusinessSolutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., serves a broadrange of organizations with a variety of document management and workflowsolutions and services. For more information on Canon Business Solutions, Inc.locations, please visit: About Canon U.S.A., Inc.Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, andindustrial digital imaging solutions Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ),a top patent holder of technology, ranked third overall in the U.S.
in 2008?,with global revenues of US $45 billion, is listed as number seven in thecomputer industry on Fortune Magazine’s World`s Most Admired Companies 2008list, and is on the 2008 BusinessWeek list of “Top 100 Brands.” At Canon, wecare because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon acorporate philosophy of Kyosei – “all people, regardless of race, religion orculture, harmoniously living and working together into the future” – CanonU.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs,including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information aboutthese programs can be found at To keep apprised of thelatest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed byvisiting ?Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and TrademarkOffice All referenced product names and other marks are trademarks of their respectiveowners Canon Business Solutions, Inc. Web Site: http:// sales info/customer support:1-800-815-4000orEditorial:Brian Feeley, orTom Martocci, Copyright Business Wire 2009.
NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–Fitch Ratings today affirmed all ratings for American Financial Group, Inc.(AFG) and related property/casualty (P&C) and annuity and supplemental insuranceoperating subsidiaries. These ratings include ‘A-’ Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs)for AFG and its annuity and supplemental insurance operations Great AmericanFinancial Resources, Inc. (GAFRI), as well as the senior debt, subordinateddebt, and Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings listed at the end of thisrelease. The Rating Outlook for all ratings has been revised to Negative fromStable. The affirmation of AFG’s ratings reflects its consistently solid operatingperformance, particularly in its specialty P&C operations (GAIC), as well asadequate and relatively stable statutory capital levels and a solid liquidityposition.
These positive factors are partially offset by added uncertainty andpotential volatility related to GAIC’s loss reserves given its exposure toasbestos and other longer-tail liabilities. The Negative Outlook indicates potential for higher-than-expected credit relatedinvestment losses to put additional pressure on AFG’s capital position due tothe current economic environment. Fitch notes that AFG’s consolidated unrealizedinvestment loss position as a percent of GAAP equity is higher than many of itspeers, largely due to the company’s investment concentrations in mortgage-backedsecurities (MBS) and the financial sector. Fitch also recognizes that a higherallocation of these asset classes is concentrated at GAFRI and thereforesignificant pressure exists on capital at GAFRI’s insurance subsidiaries.