Viewpoint: Mapping Evolving Regulatory Terrain for MGAs, MGUs and Other DUAEs December 9, 2025 By Dawn Walker, AM Best As the regulatory landscape around the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) market evolves, global authorities have introduced stricter compliance measures,...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Nazareth Mutual December 5, 2025 AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) and affirmed the...
Foundation Firmed: AM Best Switches View of US Homeowners Insurers to Stable December 1, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Insurers of U.S. homes have improved rate adequacy and catastrophe risk management, modified coverage, and benefitted from a softening reinsurance...
US E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best December 1, 2025 AM Best revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the...
AM Best Downgrades State Farm Mutual Auto November 19, 2025 AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its affiliates to A+...
Nonstandard Auto Insurers Continue Profit Momentum in 2025: AM Best November 17, 2025 The nonstandard auto insurance market in 2025 certainly looks to be maintaining the momentum it gained last year, according to...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group November 14, 2025 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and...
Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Headed for Full Payout After Hurricane, World Bank Says November 7, 2025 By Gautam Naik Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according...
Louisiana Farm Bureau to Benefit From Demutualization, AM Best Says November 7, 2025 AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer...
Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Has Now Triggered, Government Says November 3, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Gautam Naik Jamaica’s catastrophe bond has now triggered as a result of the fallout from Hurricane Melissa, the government said. “Over the...