AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Plymouth Rock Assurance Group March 13, 2026 AM Best reports that it has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR)...
AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of First Chicago Insurance Group Members March 6, 2026 AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to “bb+” (Fair) from “bb” (Fair) and affirmed the...
‘Meaningful Decline’ in Industry Q1 Underwriting Profit Expected From Winter Storms February 26, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Another tough first quarter is in store for insurers when it comes to catastrophe losses—though not as severe as a...
Premium Slowdown, Inflation Factors to Lead to Higher P/C Combined Ratio: AM Best February 24, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Success for the property/casualty industry in 2025 was marked by rate increases and investment income, but plateauing or softening rates...
High Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs to ‘Ease Uncertainty,’ Says AM Best February 20, 2026 AM Best said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs will help to...
Viewpoint: Runoff Specialists Have Evolved Into Key Strategic Partners for Insurers February 19, 2026 By Daniel Hofmeister - AM Best The insurance industry has a long history of managing complex long-tail liabilities. In some cases, these liabilities grow so burdensome...
E&S Premium Growth Moderates Through Nine Months of 2025 January 30, 2026 The U.S. excess and surplus lines market isn’t growing at the rate it has been, with the premium growth through...
Outlook on Reinsurance Has Changed; Pre-2023 Property Pricing Is Back: AM Best January 21, 2026 AM Best’s outlook for the global reinsurance segment is no longer positive, the rating agency announced Monday, citing the uptick...
Expense Ratio Analysis: AI, Remote Work Drive Better P/C Insurer Results January 14, 2026 By Susanne Sclafane In separate reports last week, AM Best and Morgan Stanley analyzed P/C insurance industry expense ratios, with one reporting a...
CompSource Mutual Earns A Rating From AM Best December 29, 2025 AM Best has affirmed CompSource Mutual Insurance Company’s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) with a Stable outlook. AM...