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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Intact Financial Corporation and Its Core Subsidiaries : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “aa-” (Superior) of Intact Insurance Company, the lead company of Intact Financial Corporat...
Date: May 21, 2026
Best’s Special Report: Personal Auto and Homeowners Markets’ Stabilization Evident Despite a Decline in Approved Rate Changes : Average annual rate increases for U.S. private passenger auto and homeowners’ policies shifted back to pre-pandemic levels in 2025, following years of large increases amid elevated losses in each line of business, according t...
Date: May 18, 2026
Best’s Special Report: While U.S. Life/Annuity Product Growth Moderated in 2025, Registered Indexed-Linked Annuity Product Kept Fast Sales Pace : Registered indexed-linked annuities (RILAs) continued to be one of the fastest growing product segments within the U.S. life insurance industry in 2025, according to a new AM Best report. The Best’s Special Report, “Annuit...
Date: May 13, 2026
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of The Progressive Corporation and Its Subsidiaries : 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 the members of The Progressive Corporation (Progressive) (Mayfield Villag...
Date: May 1, 2026
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sun Life Financial Inc. and Its Subsidiaries : 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 Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) (Ontario, Canada) and Sun...
Date: April 30, 2026
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Fenchurch General Insurance Company : AM Best has 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 Fenchurch General Insurance Company (Fenchurch) (Toronto, ...
Date: April 24, 2026

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