All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Watertown, New York-based North...
May 8 2012 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has opened an office in Miami, Florida to serve the growing market for insurance ratings in the Latin American region. Rating analytics for Latin American companies will continue to be...
May 7 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has opened an office in Miami, Florida to serve the market for insurance ratings in the Latin American region. The Miami office will be used for management meetings and other activities focused on the Latin...
May 2 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Century-National Insurance Co. in North Hollywood, Calif....
May 2 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of Gateway Insurance Co.y (Gateway) of St. Louis, Mo. The outlook...
May 1 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of St. Louis-based Gateway Insurance...
Apr 27 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the property/casualty group, Horace Mann Insurance Group and its...
Apr 27 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of United Arab Emirates-based Arab Orient Insurance...
Apr 24 2012 // In a special report A.M. Best summed up the financial position of the global reinsurance industry as “resilient” in light of “the volatile economic conditions and the frequent and severe loss events of...
Apr 23 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL), both with stable outlooks. The...
Apr 19 2012 // Vietnam’s insurance market has experienced strong double-digit premium growth in recent years and demand for insurance product is forecasted to continue, according to a recently released special report from A.M. Best...
Apr 6 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of Club Insurance Co. (Club) in Worthington, Ohio. The outlook...
Apr 6 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to Singapore-based United Overseas Insurance Limited (UOI); both ratings have a positive...
Apr 5 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Western Surety Group (Western Surety), previously known as CNA Surety Corp. Group (CNA...
Apr 2 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “bbb-” for...
Mar 27 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bbb” of New Zealand’s ACS (NZ)...
Mar 23 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of South Dakota-based Missouri Valley...
Mar 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Co. (MVM) in Burke,...
Mar 15 2012 // According to A.M. Best Co., the frequency of catastrophe weather events represents the “new normal” for the insurance industry.“The insurance industry continues to be tested as catastrophic weather events...
Mar 5 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Panama’s Compania Internacional de Seguros S.A. (CIS), both with stable...