Best’s Market Segment Report: Managing General Agents Adapt to Changing Demands and Added Scrutiny
: As premium in the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) sector continues to increase, the capacity being afforded this sector is becoming more selective and more dialed-in on long-term underwriting quality and g...
Date: June 30, 2026
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AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of W. R. Berkley Corporation and Its Subsidiaries
: AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent), all associated Long-Term Issue Ratings (Long-Term IR) and indicative Long-Term IRs for securities issued by W. R. Ber...
Date: June 25, 2026
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AM Best Comments on Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s Re-Opened Senior Unsecured Notes
: AM Best has commented that the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) on the CAD 400 million (USD 283 million) 4.40% senior unsecured notes due Feb. 27, 2036, originally issued on Feb. 24, 2026 by Fairfax Financial...
Date: June 18, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of TD Reinsurance (Barbados) Inc.
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) of TD Reinsurance (Barbados) Inc. (TD Re). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable...
Date: June 18, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Everlake Life Group Members
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Everlake Life Insurance Company and Everlake Assurance Company, collectively known as Everlake...
Date: June 18, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Indicative Issue Credit Rating to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America’s Forthcoming Surplus Notes
: AM Best has assigned an indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “aa” (Superior) to the forthcoming $2 billion, 30-year surplus notes to be issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TI...
Date: June 8, 2026
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Best’s Market Segment Report: U.S. Director & Officers’ Liability Remains Profitable, But Warning Signs Are Evident
: Premium generated from U.S. directors and officers’ (D&O) liability coverage declined for a fourth straight year in 2025, reflecting heightened competition in the segment as warning signs loom over commercial line’s underwrit...
Date: June 8, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Senior Unsecured Notes
: AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to the recently issued $750 million, 6.2% senior unsecured notes, due June 2056, of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada) [TSX:...
Date: June 5, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Chubb INA Holdings LLC’s Senior Unsecured Notes
: AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) to Chubb INA Holdings LLC’s (Chubb) (Delaware) recently announced CAD 800 million issuance of senior unsecured notes in the Canadian market in two tranc...
Date: June 5, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company Limited; Assigns Credit Ratings to MSIG Specialty Insurance America, Inc.
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa” (Superior) of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (MSI) (Japan) and its subsidia...
Date: June 5, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of North End Re Ltd.
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of North End Re Ltd. (Bermuda). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ra...
Date: June 4, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, Fairfax (US) Inc., and Zenith National Insurance Corp.
: AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) and affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) on the unsecured debt and preferred equity of Fairfax Financial Holdin...
Date: June 3, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Performance Assessment to Ryan Specialty (Singapore) Pte. Limited; Affirms Performance Assessment of Remaining Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers’ Affiliates
: AM Best has assigned a Performance Assessment (assessment) of PA-1 (Exceptional) to Ryan Specialty (Singapore) Pte. Limited (Singapore). The outlook assigned to the assessment is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the...
Date: June 2, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Tokio Marine Canada Ltd.
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Tokio Marine Canada Ltd. (TMC) (Toronto, ON). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is...
Date: May 29, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company
: AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) to Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company (DFS) (Lévis, Quebec, Canada). The outlook ass...
Date: May 22, 2026
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