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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited and Its Subsidiaries : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited (TTB) (Bermuda) and its subsidiaries, ...
Date: June 13, 2025
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Solen Versicherungen AG and Noble Assurance Company : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Solen Versicherungen AG (SVAG) (Switzerland) and Noble Assurance Company (Noble) (Texas, Unit...
Date: June 13, 2025
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Reaseguradora Santo Domingo, S.A.; Affirms Credit Ratings : AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” (Fair) of Reaseguradora Santo Domingo, S.A. (REASANTO) (Dominican...
Date: June 12, 2025
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 12, 2025
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Kentucky Farm Bureau Group Member : AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (KFB M...
Date: June 12, 2025
Best’s Commentary: Sketching a Risk Profile for the Emerging Crypto Market : Greater interest by institutional investors and regulatory clarity are cited as two factors that may help fuel insurance growth for the nascent cryptocurrency industry, according to a new AM Best commentary. Quantifying the...
Date: June 12, 2025
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Forge Insurance Company : AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Forge Insurance Company (Forge) (Bethesda, MD). The outlook...
Date: June 11, 2025
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Helvetica Re Rückversicherung AG Corporation : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Helvetica Re Rückversicherung AG Corporation (Helvetica) (Barbados). The outlook of these Cred...
Date: June 11, 2025
AM Best to Participate at IASA Metro NY/NJ Chapter’s 2025 Education Session : AM Best will participate at the IASA Metro NY/NJ Chapter’s 23rd annual Education Session and Golf Outing with an overview of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry, along with leading issues impacting the industry. The eve...
Date: June 11, 2025
AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Michigan Professional Insurance Exchange : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Michigan Professional Insurance Exchange (MPIE) (Grand Rapids, MI). The outlook of these Credi...
Date: June 10, 2025
AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of FCCI Commercial Insurance Company and FCCI Advantage Insurance Company : AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of FCCI Commercial Insurance Company and FCCI Advantage Insurance Company as these companies no l...
Date: June 10, 2025
AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Liberty Mutual Surety Brasil Seguros S.A. : AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Liberty Mutual Surety Brasil Seguros S.A. (LMSB) (Brazil). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ra...
Date: June 9, 2025
AM Best Assigns Indicative Issue Credit Rating to Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited Subordinated Notes : AM Best has assigned an indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “bbb-” (Good) to fixed rate subordinated notes to be issued by Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (Fidelis) (Bermuda). The outlook assigned to...
Date: June 9, 2025
AM Best's Playback Now Available for Digital Forensics in Insurance and Litigation-Driven Investigations Webinar : Video playback is now available for a complimentary webinar, titled, “Digital Forensics – Application and Considerations in Insurance and Litigation-Driven Investigations,” sponsored by S-E-A. In this webinar, panelists delve...
Date: June 9, 2025
Best’s Special Report: California Wildfires Send US Property/Casualty Segment to $1 Billion-Plus Underwriting Loss in First-Quarter 2025 : The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss in the first three months of 2025, down from a $9.4 billion gain recorded in the same prior-year period, driven largely by losses attribu...
Date: June 9, 2025
AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Negative for Palmetto Surety Corporation : AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR of “bb+” (Fair) of Palmetto Sur...
Date: June 6, 2025
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Blue Whale Re Ltd. : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) of Blue Whale Re Ltd. (Blue Whale) (Burlington, VT). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings)...
Date: June 6, 2025
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for DTRIC Insurance Company, Limited and DTRIC Insurance Underwriters, Limited : AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of DTRIC Insurance Company, Limited (DTRI...
Date: June 6, 2025
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited and Its Affiliates : AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “aa” (Superior) of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (MSI) (Japan). Concurrently, AM...
Date: June 6, 2025
Best's Review Explores the Growth of the Residual Property Market : The June issue of Best’s Review examines how the impact of climate risk and severe weather events has reshaped the insurance industry, even causing homeowners to turn to the so-called insurers of last resort, FAIR Plans: ...
Date: June 6, 2025