AM Best: Unfavorable Operating Performance Key Driver of Downgrades September 11, 2024 Deteriorating market conditions and rising loss costs led to a 60 percent increase in rating downgrades of AM Best-rated U.S.-based...
AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Oregon Mutual Group Members Under Review September 11, 2024 AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer...
Viewpoint: CrowdStrike Failure Highlights Potential Aggregation Risks for Reinsurers September 10, 2024 By Christopher Graham The unique, evolving and often volatile nature of cyber risks has always lurked beneath the surface as the cyber insurance...
SEC’s WhatsApp Probe Expands as Rating Agencies Hit With Fines September 4, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud Moody’s Corp., S&P Global Inc. and Fitch Ratings Inc. will pay a combined $48 million over allegations that the credit-rating...
Munich Re and Swiss Re Both Top List of 2023’s Largest Reinsurers August 30, 2024 By L.S. Howard Munich Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers that use IFRS 17 reporting standards, while Swiss Re...
AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Church Mutual’s Surplus Notes August 26, 2024 AM Best said it has assigned and placed under review with negative implications a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of bbb+...
Puerto Rico Insurers to Absorb Hurricane Ernesto Losses: AM Best August 21, 2024 Losses in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Ernesto are expected to be absorbed by the island’s domiciled insurers, according to industry...
Hard Reinsurance Prices Likely to Last Longer Than in Previous Market Cycles: Report August 15, 2024 By L.S. Howard Hard reinsurance pricing conditions are likely to last longer than in previous market cycles mainly due to persistently high claims...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Stonetrust July 31, 2024 AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the...
AM Best: Migration to Cat-Prone States Fuels Record HO Underwriting Losses in 2023 July 29, 2024 The U.S. homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the loss seen in...