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Homeowners Insurers Still Boosting Rates; Top Carriers Ranked: AM Best

Aug 8 2025 // Last year’s sub-100 combined ratio for the homeowners line broke a five-year string of 100-plus figures for the U.S. insurance industry in aggregate—and homeowners insurers are sticking to rate increases to keep...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of Texas’ New Horizon

Jul 29 2025 // 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 New Horizon Insurance Company...

Weather-Related Losses Cause AM Best to Revise Brethren Mutual’s Outlooks

Jul 23 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of The Brethren Mutual Insurance Co. in...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Wisconsin’s Society

Jul 21 2025 // 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 Society Insurance, a mutual...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Southern Vanguard

Jul 18 2025 // AM Best announced it 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 Southern Vanguard...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Service Insurance Group

Jul 9 2025 // 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 Service Lloyds Insurance...

AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1

Jul 7 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss for the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...

AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Oregon Mutual Group Members

Jun 18 2025 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bb-” (Fair) from “bbb” (Good) of Oregon Mutual Insurance Company and...

AM Best Downgrades Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Members in California, Vermont

Jun 16 2025 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to “a-” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) of...

After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says

Jun 16 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual

Jun 16 2025 // 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++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICRs of...

AM Best Downgrades Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Members

Jun 13 2025 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to “a-” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) of...

AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1

Jun 9 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Members of Midwest Insurance Group

Jun 6 2025 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Midwest...

AM Best Upgrades Velocity Specialty Insurance After Acquisition by FM

Jun 2 2025 // AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a”...

After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says

May 30 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual

May 29 2025 // 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++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICRs of...

No NOAA Large-Disaster Data to Hurt Insurers’ Grasp of Secondary Perils, Says AM Best

May 20 2025 // Insurance industry financial strength rating agency AM Best said today that a decision to stop updating a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disaster database could be detrimental to insurers and may require...

AM Best Revises Credit Rating Outlook to Negative for NJM Insurance Group

May 1 2025 // Ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the members of the NJM Insurance Group (NJM) for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company

Apr 30 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance...