Latest AM Best Headlines
All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Jul 24 2006 // Social Service Program Nuts & Bolts: London American Risk Specialists, Inc. is offering a Social Service Program written by an “A” rated carrier that includes general liability, professional liability,...
New Markets
Jul 24 2006 // Workers’ Compensation – Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services....
Prime Receives A. M. Best Rating Upgrade to “B+” With a Stable Outlook
Jul 20 2006 // Sandy, Utah and Chicago, Illinois – Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. announced today that its property and casualty insurance subsidiary, The Prime Insurance Syndicate, Inc. (“Syndicate”), was...
NAICO Downgraded
Jul 4 2006 // A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating to “B+” (very good) from “B++” (very good) of National American Insurance Co. of Chandler, Okla., and revised its outlook to negative from...
New Markets
Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...
New Markets
Jul 3 2006 // Outdoor Sports Nuts & Bolts: Markel’s Outdoors is a niche program for guide and outfitting professionals, private sporting clubs and hunting/fishing lodges. Marketed through select retail insurance...
New Markets
Jul 3 2006 // Workers’ Comp: Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: Workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite, is being offered by PointSure Insurance Services. Premiums are in...
Best Places Glacier Re Ratings under Review – Negative
Jun 23 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-“of Swiss reinsurer Glacier Reinsurance AG under review with negative...
Best Upgrades ‘PD’ Ratings of 12 Canadian P/C Insurers
Jun 20 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the public data (pd) financial strength ratings of 12 property/casualty Canadian insurers. The bulletin noted that “pd ratings are based solely upon public information and present the most...
New Markets
Jun 19 2006 // Outdoor Sporting Program Nuts & Bolts: Markel’s Outdoors is a niche program for guide and outfitting professionals, private sporting clubs and hunting/fishing lodges. Marketed through select retail insurance...
New Markets
Jun 5 2006 // Surgeons General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Avreco is now offering Bariatric and General Surgery Physicians Professional Liability coverage. Eligible risks must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or the...
New Markets
Jun 5 2006 // Surgeons General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Avreco is now offering Bariatric and General Surgery Physicians Professional Liability coverage. Eligible risks must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or the...
New Markets
Jun 5 2006 // Surgeons Liability Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Avreco is offering bariatrics and general surgery physicians professional liability coverage. Eligible risks must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or the...
A.M. Best: A ‘Mega-Cat’ Hurricane Would Be Fatal to Some Insurers
Jun 1 2006 // A new Special Report from the A.M. Best Company on the impact of a possible “mega-cat” hurricane — $100 billion or more in insured losses — finds that the financial consequences would be serious and...
Best Comments on Quanta Ratings
May 31 2006 // As anticipated, A.M. Best Co. has issued a statement concerning its ratings on Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries, following the Company’s announcement that the major portion of its...
Louisiana Retailers Mutual Upgraded by A.M. Best
May 26 2006 // Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation insurance provider, announced it has been upgraded to an “A-” (Excellent) rating by A.M. Best Company. The company said the rating...
New Markets
May 22 2006 // Architects and Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. Classes include architects/building design, civil...
New Markets
May 22 2006 // Architects and Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. Classes include architects/building design, civil...
A.M. Best Details Catastrophe Stress Test Criteria
May 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has published an outline of the criteria it looks for when evaluating the strength of an insurance company’s catastrophe risk management. Last month, A.M. Best hosted a conference call on the recent...
United Wisconsin Insurance Receives Upgraded Rating by A.M. Best
May 12 2006 // A.M. Best recently announced that it has upgraded United Wisconsin Insurance Company (dba) United Heartland’s rating to a secure A (excellent) rating. This upgrade comes as part of a pooled rating with Accident Fund...
