All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 4 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength ratings of A+ (Superior) on Bermuda’s RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s operating subsidiaries, notably Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., the lead...
Feb 4 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of A++ (Superior) relating to the American International Group (AIG) (New York), which comprises the domestic commercial property/casualty companies.The rating...
Jan 30 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned “bbb+” senior unsecured debt ratings to the $200 million 4.200 percent five-year notes and $300 million 4.875 percent seven-year notes issued by SAFECO Corporation.These securities...
Jan 29 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of the Prudential Property and Casualty Group (Indianapolis) and its separately rated subsidiary, THI Holdings Group (Cleveland), under review with...
Jan 28 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the A (Excellent) financial strength ratings of Chicago-based Aon Corporation’s key insurance underwriting subsidiaries and removed the ratings from under review.The ratings were placed...
Jan 28 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has withdrawn the financial strength rating of B- (Fair) and assigned an NR-3 rating (Rating Procedure Inapplicable) to Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America (GGRCA) and its...
Jan 27 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has raised the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) of U.K.-based Brit Insurance Limited (BIL), and has removed the ratings from under review status with a stable...
Jan 23 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings of Bituminous Insurance Companies to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent), Old Republic Union Insurance Company to A (Excellent) from B++ (Very Good) (both of Illinois)...
Jan 23 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the group financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of Bermuda-based PartnerRe Group and its core subsidiaries, Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Bermuda), Partner Reinsurance Company of the...
Jan 21 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has lowered the financial strength ratings of Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft and Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft- both referred to as Allianz Suisse -to A+...
Jan 16 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Italy’s Societa Cattolica di Assicurazione Coop a RL (Cattolica) with a “stable” outlook.“The rating reflects the...
Jan 15 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A++ (Superior) of Travelers Property Casualty Pool (Hartford, Conn.).The rating applies to the 20-member pool, led by Travelers Indemnity Company, and two...
Jan 13 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it will consolidate all Canadian operations previously conducted by its Toronto office into its corporate headquarters in Oldwick, New Jersey in what it termed an effort to “streamline...
Jan 10 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of France’s SCOR and its guaranteed subsidiaries, removing them from “under review” status, and has assigned a...
Jan 7 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it will add the state of Utah to its monthly publication of Best’s State Rate Filings.The publication helps professionals track and monitor insurance company rate-filing activity in key...
Dec 24 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed its “Superior” ratings on two of France’s largest general insurers. Yesterday it confirmed the A++ (Superior) rating of Assurances Generales de France (AGF), but kept it under...
Dec 24 2002 // 21st Century Holding Company, a vertically integrated financial services holding company headquartered in Plantation, Fla, announced today that AM Best reaffirmed ratings for Federated National Insurance Company (rated...
Dec 20 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of The Guarantee Company of North America, based in Montreal, and has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B+ (Very Good)...
Dec 18 2002 // Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best both initiated rating actions on Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc. (Fairfax) and its subsidiaries, including TIG Insurance Group—Dallas, Ranger Insurance Group, and Commonwealth Insurance...
Dec 18 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the A (Excellent) financial strength ratings of the Zurich Financial Services Group (ZFS) and its core operating subsidiaries. It also affirmed its “a” and “a-” ratings on...