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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Indiana’s Rock Ridge Insurance

Sep 6 2019 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Rock Ridge Insurance Co. (Rock Ridge) in North Danville, Indiana.The outlook assigned to the...

5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas

Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...

First-Half 2019 Records Drop in P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Income; Downgrades Outpace Upgrades: A.M. Best

Sep 2 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net underwriting income declined by 9.6% to $4.8 billion in the first half of 2019, compared with $5.3 billion in the same prior-year period, A.M. Best reports.Also, ongoing...

P/C Insurers’ First-Half Underwriting Income Drops; Downgrades Outpace Upgrades: A.M. Best

Aug 26 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net underwriting income declined by 9.6% to $4.8 billion in the first half of 2019, compared with $5.3 billion in the same prior-year period, A.M. Best reports.Also, ongoing...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Georgia Farm Bureau Group Members

Aug 13 2019 // AM Besthas revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb-” of Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and...

AM Best Assigns Ratings to Reamstown, Affirms Ratings of Goodville

Aug 12 2019 // AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (long-term ICR) of “a+” to Reamstown Mutual Insurance Company.The outlook assigned to these credit...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of State Farm Florida Insurance Co.

Aug 7 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the FSR to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR to “a-” from “bbb+” of State Farm Florida Insurance Co. (State Farm Florida) based in Winter Haven, Fla. The...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of PartnerRe and Subsidiaries

Aug 5 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “aa-” from “a+” of the operating subsidiaries of...

Captives Remain Profitable, Continue to Outperform Commercial Insurers, Reports A.M. Best

Aug 5 2019 // U.S. captive insurance companies rated by A.M. Best continued their run of strong financial results in 2018, as well as their outperformance of the segment’s counterparts in the commercial casualty sector, according...

Captives Remain Profitable, Outperform Commercial Insurers, Reports A.M. Best

Jul 30 2019 // U.S. captive insurance companies rated by A.M. Best continued their run of strong financial results in 2018, as well as their outperformance of the segment’s counterparts in the commercial casualty sector, according...

Insurer Innovation Comes Under the Rating Agency Microscope

Jul 22 2019 // Underway for some time now, the disruption of the insurance industry has moved into a new phase, following the announcement by A.M. Best that it may soon begin scoring insurers’ innovation efforts. Journalist Russ...

U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Increased 69% in 2018 Over 2017: A.M. Best

Jul 15 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry showed a year-over-year 69% increase in net income to $59.2 billion in 2018, owing to lower losses from catastrophic events, favorable development of prior years’ loss reserves and...

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Lloyd’s

Jul 11 2019 // AM Besthas affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of “A” (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” of Lloyd’s (United Kingdom), Lloyd’s China and Lloyd’s...

AM Best Revises Outlooks for Capacity Insurance Co. of Florida

Jul 10 2019 // AM Besthas revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” of Capacity Insurance Co. based in Sunrise,...

U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Increased 69% in 2018: A.M. Best

Jun 27 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry showed a year-over-year 69% increase in net income to $59.2 billion in 2018, owing to lower losses from catastrophic events, favorable development of prior years’ loss reserves and...

AM Best Executive Mayewski to Retire, Succeeded by Mosher as President and CEO

Jun 21 2019 // AM Best announced that Larry G. Mayewski will retire from his position as chairman, president and CEO of AM Best Rating Services Inc. at the end of the year. Matthew C. Mosher, currently executive vice president and chief...

R&Q’s CEO to Step Down, Succeeded by Co-CEOs Quilter and Sellek from AM Best

Jun 20 2019 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. the non-life legacy insurance investor and capacity provider of U.S. and European MGA program business, announced that Ken Randall will step down as group CEO, but will...

Caribbean Insurers’ Net Income Rebounds After 2016-2017 Hurricane Seasons: AM Best

Jun 19 2019 // An analysis of AM Best-rated property/casualty insurers based in the Caribbean found that overall net income rebounded significantly following the 2016-2017 hurricanes to $32.2 million in 2018 compared with a $4.3 million...

State of the Cyber Insurance Market- Top Trends, Insurers and Challenges: A.M. Best

Jun 18 2019 // The cyber insurance market continues to grow and underwriting performance in this line remains strong, according to a new industry report.Direct premiums written for both standalone and packaged cyber policies grew about...

AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of California Casualty Group Members

Jun 14 2019 // AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of The California Casualty Indemnity...