Latest AM Best Headlines
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2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products
Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...
New Markets
Dec 25 2006 // Accident Site and Public Response Nuts & Bolts: AIG Specialty Excess, an umbrella and excess casualty underwriting unit of the AIG Companies, announced the addition of Accident Site Advisor and PublicResponse to its...
New Markets
Dec 24 2006 // Accident Site and Public Response Nuts & Bolts: AIG Specialty Excess, an umbrella and excess casualty underwriting unit of the AIG Companies, announced the addition of Accident Site Advisor and PublicResponse to its...
2006 New Markets Report
Dec 24 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...
Best Affirms Amlin (Bermuda) Ratings
Dec 22 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Amlin Bermuda Limited (ABL) with a stable outlook. “The ratings...
Mich. Fremont Insurance Upgraded to B++ by A.M. Best
Dec 20 2006 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc. announced today that the rating of its insurance subsidiary, Fremont Insurance Co., has been upgraded by rating agency A.M. Best to “B++” (very good). The Best’s...
Best Affirms Montpelier Re ‘A-‘ Ratings; Raises Outlook to ‘Stable’
Dec 18 2006 // 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 Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. Concurrently, Best affirmed the ICR of...
Best Affirms Flagstone Re ‘A-‘ Ratings
Dec 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Limited. It also assigned an ICR of...
New Markets
Dec 11 2006 // Monoline Auto Classes, Small Commercial Businesses Nuts & Bolts: Zurich’s small business agents now have more than 500 monoline auto classes to sell. The company has opened an additional 257 existing America...
New Markets
Dec 11 2006 // Coastal Property — Texas Nuts & Bolts: Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write coastal property coverage in Texas, including wind and hail, Tier 1 and 2 counties. The property coverage is...
New Markets
Dec 11 2006 // Trucking Operations Nuts & Bolts: Kansas-based Interstate Insurance Management and Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance announce the immediate expansion of their insurance program for the trucking industry into...
New Markets
Dec 10 2006 // Monoline Auto Classes, Small Commercial Businesses Nuts & Bolts: Zurich’s small business agents now have more than 500 monoline auto classes to sell. The company has opened an additional 257 existing America...
New Markets
Dec 10 2006 // Coastal Property – Texas Nuts & Bolts: Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write coastal property coverage in Texas, including wind and hail, Tier 1 and 2 counties. The property coverage is...
Best Affirms Beazley’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 2623 & 623 Ratings
Dec 8 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed its Syndicate Ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2623 and Lloyd’s Syndicate 623, managed by the...
A.M. Best Rates Pfizer Insurance Captive A- Excellent
Nov 29 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) to Blue Whale Re Ltd. of Burlington, Vermont. The rating outlook is stable. A.M. Best said the rating reflects the company’s “strong...
Best Affirms Aspen (UK), Aspen Holdings (Bermuda) Ratings
Nov 26 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Aspen Insurance UK Limited (AIUK). Best also affirmed the ICR of...
New Markets
Nov 20 2006 // Employed Lawyers Protection Nuts & Bolts: Philadelphia Insurance Cos. launched Employed Lawyers Protection Plus, a product that protects attorneys working as in-house counsel, their support staff and eligible...
New Markets
Nov 20 2006 // New Business Owners Policy Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has a business owners policy (BOP) with broader limits and coverage in its DesignOne program. Policy changes include: off premises coverage may...
New Markets
Nov 19 2006 // New Business Owners Policy Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has a business owners policy (BOP) with broader limits and coverage in its DesignOne program. Policy changes include: off premises coverage may...
Majestic Insurance Receives Rating Upgrade
Nov 17 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) of Majestic Insurance Co. of San Francisco to A- from B++, removed the ratings from under review and assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of...
