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AM Best Downgrades Members of NLC Insurance Companies Pool

Jun 28 2022 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of the insurers that operate...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Wisconsin’s West Bend Mutual

Jun 2 2022 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) of West Bend Mutual Insurance...

AM Best Removes Ratings of Oklahoma’s Sutton Specialty From Under Review

Jun 2 2022 // AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of...

AM Best Revises Randall & Quilter’s Credit Ratings After Brickell Purchase Terminated

May 31 2022 // The credit ratings of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings and its subsidiaries have been revised to under review, negative, from developing by AM Best.The ratings revision was issued after R&Q announced that its...

U.S. P/C Q1 2022 Underwriting Income Up 5%: AM Best

May 31 2022 // AM Best reported Friday that first-quarter net underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty industry rose 4.6% to $3.3 billion.Explaining the result, AM Best said that a 10.5 percent jump in net earned premiums and a...

AM Best Assigns Credit Rating to Nebraska’s Omaha National

May 6 2022 // Omaha National Group, Inc., a tech-enabled provider of workers’ compensation insurance and payroll services, announced that AM Best has assigned the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer...

London Market Continues to Benefit From Rising Rates and Other Tailwinds: AM Best

Apr 26 2022 // Upward premium rate momentum is expected to continue support underlying performance for the London market, despite mounting challenges connected to climate modeling, claims inflation and the war in Ukraine, according to AM...

AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Old Glory Insurance Company

Apr 21 2022 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Old Glory Insurance Company, based in...

Innovation Boosts Carrier Top Lines: AM Best

Apr 20 2022 // Insurers with well-developed innovation initiatives have much higher levels of top-line growth than those who lag behind on the innovation curve, AM Best reported last month.In a special report titled “Insurers...

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Michigan’s Manufacturing Technology Mutual

Apr 19 2022 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Manufacturing Technology Mutual Insurance Company based in Novi, Michigan. The...

AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau

Apr 13 2022 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau...

AM Best Revises Outlook for South Carolina-based Greenville Casualty

Apr 6 2022 // The AM Best rating firm has revised its outlook for South Carolina-based Greenville Casualty Insurance Co., from positive to stable. The insurer’s financial strength rating remained the same at “B...

Reinsurers to Bear Brunt of Australia Flood Claims: AM Best

Apr 5 2022 // The majority of gross losses from recent devastating flooding in Australia likely will be borne by reinsurers with limited impact on primary insurers’ balance sheets, according to an AM Best report.The flooding...

AM Best Assigns Oklahoma’s Bricktown Specialty Excellent Rating

Mar 30 2022 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Bricktown Specialty Insurance Company (BSIC) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The...

AM Best and S&P Ratings Suspend All Commercial Operations in Russia

Mar 30 2022 // AM Best announced it has suspended all commercial activities to clients in Russia and has withdrawn all credit ratings on Russia-based re/insurance companies, subject to sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and in...

Demotech Joins Call for Florida Special Session; AM Best Downgrades Farm Bureau

Mar 28 2022 // The Demotech rating agency has joined the relatively small number of voices calling for a special session of the Florida Legislature to enact changes that insurers hope will help curtail fraudulent roof claims, deter...

AM Best Upgrades Subsidiaries of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance

Mar 24 2022 // Rating agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa” (Superior) from “a” (Excellent) of New Jersey...

AM Best Downgrades Outlook for Florida Family Insurance Companies

Mar 10 2022 // The AM Best rating firm has downgraded the credit rating and the outlook for Florida Family Insurance and its subsidiary, Florida Family Home Insurance Co.The rating firm said the companies’ long-term issuer credit...

AM Best Raises Country Risk Level for Russia

Mar 10 2022 // The insurance rating firm AM Best said it has moved its country risk tier for Russia to a CRT-5 from a CRT-4 to reflect the “significantly heightened geopolitical, economic and financial system risk” in the...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.

Mar 8 2022 // AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “bbb” (Good) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) for the members of the...