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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings, Stable Outlook to Workers’ Comp Writer SUNZ

Aug 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to SUNZ Insurance Co. of Bradenton, Florida. The outlook assigned to these Credit...

AM Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE

Aug 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) to Malta-based International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE. The outlook assigned to...

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company

Jul 9 2021 // AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) to Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. The...

AM Best Revises Mississippi Farm Bureau Outlooks to Negative

Jun 24 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty...

Insurors Indemnity Ratings Unchanged by Colonial Lloyds Announcement: AM Best

Jun 23 2021 // AM Best says the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Insurors Indemnity Companies (Insurors Indemnity), based Waco, Texas, remain unchanged...

Illinois Casualty Gets AM Best Ratings Upgrade

Jun 22 2021 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Illinois...

P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Income Fell 53% in First Quarter: AM Best

Jun 21 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53% as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results analyzed by AM Best. Increased...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Southern Mutual Church Insurance

Jun 18 2021 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Southern Mutual Church...

AM Best Removes Ratings of Louisiana’s Gray Casualty & Surety from Under Review

Jun 11 2021 // 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 Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of The Gray Casualty...

AM Best: Outlooks Revised to Negative for Southern Vanguard Insurance

Jun 4 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Texas-based property/casualty...

Insurers Must Totally Reassess Approach to ‘Grim’ Cyber Insurance Market: AM Best

Jun 4 2021 // With the cyber risk hazard environment—ransomware, business interruption and aggregation—worsening significantly, “prospects for the U.S. cyber insurance market are grim,” according to an AM Best...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Members of NLC Insurance Companies Pool

Jun 4 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings of “a-” (excellent) of New London County Mutual...

P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Income Fell 53% in First Quarter: AM Best

Jun 4 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53% as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results analyzed by AM...

AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of First American Property & Casualty and First American Specialty

May 28 2021 // AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” (Good) of First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and First American Specialty...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Anchor General in California

May 27 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bb+” (Fair) of Anchor General Insurance Co. in San...

AM Best: Florida’s Property Insurance Market Hit 5-Year Financial Low in 2020

May 27 2021 // AM Best’s composite of Florida property insurance companies hit five-year performance and surplus lows in 2020, and given persisting and significant market hurdles, companies will find sustaining current surplus...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Topa in California

May 21 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Topa Insurance Co. in...

Carriers Struggle To Transform Innovation Efforts Into Results: AM Best

May 11 2021 // Although COVID-19 forced many insurers to seek out innovative solutions, most companies still have room for improvement, according to rating agency AM Best.In a recent analysis of innovation assessment scores, which the...

AM Best Upgrades Union Mutual Rating to Excellent with Stable Outlook

May 4 2021 // AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (excellent) from A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings to “a” from “a-” of Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the lead...

P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best

May 3 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...