Global Minimum Tax Proposal Could Create Double Taxation for Some Insurers: AM Best October 27, 2021 Given the accounting differences for global insurance companies in different jurisdictions, a new global minimum tax on certain multinational companies...
AM Best Downgrades Outlook for Journey Insurance October 27, 2021 AM Best credit rating agency has given Florida-based Journey Insurance Co. a financial strength rating of “excellent,” but downgraded the...
U.S. Property Insurers Could be Facing $12.5B in Hidden Cyber Losses October 12, 2021 The U.S. property insurance market is accumulating cyber exposures that could result in $12.5 billion in non-physical damage losses and...
AM Best Downgrades Casualty Underwriters Insurance in Utah September 29, 2021 AM Best downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to...
Reinsurers Face Major Claims Uncertainties, but Reap Benefits of Pricing Tailwinds September 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard A principal negative factor affecting the reinsurance industry is the large amount of claims uncertainty, but positive tailwinds are offsetting...
Insurance Industry Will Withstand Ida’s Losses in Louisiana, Neighboring States: Analysts September 2, 2021 Though estimates of Hurricane Ida’s impact on the insurance industry vary, both AM Best and S&P Global Ratings say losses...
Munich Re Moves Ahead of Swiss Re as Reinsurer With Most GPW: AM Best September 2, 2021 Munich Re replaced Swiss Re as the largest reinsurer in AM Best’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance...
AM Best Assigns B+ Rating to Texas’ National Unity Insurance August 17, 2021 AM Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) to National...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings for Kingstone Insurance Company August 10, 2021 AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ from B++ and the long-term issuer credit rating to “bbb-”...
Germany’s Floods Will See ‘Sizable’ Protection Gap. Could Insurance Demand Increase? July 22, 2021 By L.S. Howard With an insured price tag of €4 billion to €5 billion (US$4.7 billion to $5.9 billion), economic losses from Germany’s...