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Munich Re Again Tops List of 50 Largest Reinsurers With Swiss Re at No. 2: AM Best

Aug 23 2023 // Munich Re holds onto the top spot in AM Best’s annual ranking of the top 50 global reinsurance groups for 2022, with Swiss Re coming in as the second-largest reinsurer — for the third year in a row.These two...

AM Best Downgrades Alabama Muni Insurance Pool, Citing Law Enforcement Liability

Aug 7 2023 // The A.M. Best financial rating firm has downgraded the financial strength rating of the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp., citing weather losses as well as law enforcement liability costs.“AMIC’s law...

Workers’ Compensation Remains Profit Engine for U.S. P/C Insurers: AM Best

Jul 18 2023 // Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as they benefited from the long-term decline in workplace...

AM Best Places Iowa’s GuideOne Under Review With Negative Implications

Jul 17 2023 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of GuideOne Insurance...

AM Best Issues Improved Outlooks for Barnstable Group in Massachusetts

Jul 6 2023 // AM Best has revised its outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed its Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) for the members of Barnstable Group,...

AM Best Issues Negative Oulook for Allegany-Conemaugh Group

Jun 19 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Allegany Co-op Insurance Co., in Cuba, New York, and Conemaugh Valley Mutual Insurance Co. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. These companies are collectively referred...

US P/C Records $8.2 Billion Underwriting Loss in Q1: AM Best

Jun 15 2023 // A rise in first quarter losses in the homeowners insurance line of business primarily put U.S. property/casualty underwriting results in the red, according to AM Best.The U.S. P/C industry booked a $8.2 billion...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Utica First Insurance

Jun 5 2023 // 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 Utica First Insurance Co., based...

AM Best: Only Two Impaired Insurers in ’22, Down From 10 in ’21

Jun 5 2023 // Despite the reversal seen in the U.S. equity market and rising inflation and interest rates, property/casualty insurers performed well in 2022, according to the latest report on the long-term impairment rates of AM...

MGAs, Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Sparked Double-Digit Growth in 2022 U.S. Premiums: AM Best

May 22 2023 // Direct premium written through the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) market in the United States continued its significant growth rate in 2022, increasing by 13.8% to $67.6 billion, according to a new...

AM Best Downgrades Ratings of Farm Bureau Mutual in Arkansas

May 18 2023 // AM Best downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance...

AM Best: Current D&O Market Rates Could Prove Inadequate

May 17 2023 // Buyers of directors and officers liability may be getting a break from steep rate and price increases seen over the last several years, but insurance industry rating agency AM Best said it remains to seen how long the...

AM Best: Only Two Impaired Insurers in ’22, Down From 10 in ’21

May 16 2023 // Despite the reversal seen in the U.S. equity market and rising inflation and interest rates, P/C insurers performed well in 2022, according to the latest report on the long-term impairment rates of AM Best-rated,...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual

May 4 2023 // 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 Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual...

MGAs, DUAEs Sparked Double-Digit Growth in 2022 U.S. Premiums: AM Best

May 3 2023 // Direct premium written through the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) market in the United States continued its significant growth rate in 2022, increasing by 13.8 percent to $67.6 billion, according to a...

AM Best Gives A- Rating to At-Bay Specialty; Fischel Hired as At-Bay CFO

Apr 19 2023 // At-Bay said insurance industry rating agency AM Best has assigned At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent). At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company is a Delaware-domiciled excess and...

Catastrophe Losses Drive 2021 U.S. P/C Insurer Impairments: AM Best

Apr 10 2023 // Seventeen U.S. property/casualty insurance companies became impaired in 2021, with seven of the impairments driven by catastrophe losses from hurricanes, primarily in Louisiana and Florida, according to an AM Best...

AM Best Places Ratings of R&Q and Subsidiaries Under Review with Neg. Implications

Apr 10 2023 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of R&Q Insurance Holdings’ three...

MS Amlin’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating Downgraded by AM Best

Apr 3 2023 // AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of MS Amlin AG...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Virginia’s Northern Neck Insurance

Mar 31 2023 // 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 Northern Neck Insurance Co. of...