Latest AM Best Headlines

All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.

New Markets

Feb 12 2007 // Trucking Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting...

New Markets

Feb 12 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts & Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a program for long haul truckers garaged in California. It covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s general liability. The...

New Markets

Feb 11 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts & Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a program for long haul truckers garaged in California. It covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s general liability. The...

Best Lowers Tokio Marine Pacific Ratings

Feb 9 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to “A+” (Superior) from “A++” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating to “aa-” from “aa+” of Guam-based Tokio...

New Markets

Jan 29 2007 // Real Estate Appraisers Nuts & Bolts: San Diego-based AMIS (Alliance Marketing and Insurance Services) is offering broader package policies for real estate appraisers handling residential and commercial property. This...

New Markets

Jan 29 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Commercial Package Nuts & Bolts: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has a new commercial package policy available in California underwritten...

New Markets

Jan 29 2007 // Apartment Property Program Nuts & Bolts: Houston-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. has an Apartment Property Program endorsed by the National Apartment Association. The program is available in the...

New Markets

Jan 29 2007 // Monoline Energy Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout, the Dallas-based eInsurance Exchange, has launched an exclusive Monoline Energy Workers’ Compensation program. The facility accepts most class codes related to the...

New Markets

Jan 28 2007 // Monoline Energy Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout, the Dallas-based eInsurance Exchange, has launched an exclusive Monoline Energy Workers’ Compensation program. The facility accepts most class codes related to the...

New Markets

Jan 28 2007 // Parking and Valet Operators Nuts & Bolts: USRisk Brokers has a new Parking and Valet Operators Program designed for businesses engaged in parking customers’ cars, such as self-parking garages and lots, assisted...

A.M. Best Affirms Main Street America Group’s ‘A’ Rating

Jan 25 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) of Main Street America Group (MSAG) and its four members led by NGM Insurance Co. and including affiliated insurers Main Street...

Best Affirms New Castle Re Ratings

Jan 9 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based New Castle Reinsurance Company Ltd., and assigned an...

New Markets

Jan 8 2007 // Real Estate Agents and Brokers E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new program for real estate agents and brokers errors and omissions. The...

New Markets

Jan 8 2007 // Commercial Property Managers Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and...

New Markets

Jan 7 2007 // Commercial Property Managers Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and...

New Markets

Jan 7 2007 // Real Estate Agents and Brokers E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new program for real estate agents and brokers errors and omissions. The...

Ohio Indemnity Rating at A- Reaffirmed by A.M. Best Co.

Jan 4 2007 // Bancinsurance Corp. today announced that the financial strength rating for Ohio Indemnity Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been reaffirmed at A- (excellent) by A.M. Best Co. Ohio Indemnity’s issuer credit rating...

Best Rates Paris Re Sidecar

Dec 29 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned debt ratings of “bbb-” to the $24 million senior secured term A loans and “bb+” to the $40 million senior secured term B, both due December 2009, of Triomphe Re. The...

A.M. Best Positive on Commerce Acquisition of N.Y.’s State-Wide

Dec 28 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) of State-Wide Insurance Co. of Hempstead, N.Y. under review with positive implications. This action has been taken due to the announced...

Florida’s Star Casualty Earns B++ Rating from A.M. Best

Dec 27 2006 // In addition to assigning a ‘stable’ outlook for 2007, A.M. Best Co. awarded Star Casualty Insurance Co. of Coral Gables an initial rating of B++. Star Casualty is a domestic property and casualty company that...