AM Best ratings News

AM Best Revises Outlook for South Carolina-based Greenville Casualty

The AM Best rating firm has revised its outlook for South Carolina-based Greenville Casualty Insurance Co., from positive to stable. The insurer’s financial strength rating remained the same at “B (fair),” along with its long-term issuer credit rating, of “bb+ …

AM Best Raises Country Risk Level for Russia

The insurance rating firm AM Best said it has moved its country risk tier for Russia to a CRT-5 from a CRT-4 to reflect the “significantly heightened geopolitical, economic and financial system risk” in the country. Sanctions against Russia have …

AM Best Upgrades Ratings of Canada’s Co-operators General and Sovereign General

Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Co-operators General Insurance Co. and its subsidiary, Sovereign General Insurance Co. …

AM Best Assigns ‘Excellent’ Ratings to Insurtech Next Insurance

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to startup Next Insurance US Co., headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The outlook assigned to these ratings is stable. The …

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to ASMI Auto Group Members

AM Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to ASMI Auto Insurance Co., ECMI Auto Insurance Co. and ESMI Auto Insurance Co. The companies are collectively known as the …

AM Best Assigns ‘B++’ (Good) Credit Rating to Bermuda-Based ASR Re Ltd.

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) to Bermuda-based ASR Re Ltd. (ASR Re). ASR Re is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASR Holdings Ltd., the non-operating …

Ratings Changes for P/C Insurers Up Moderately, Says AM Best

The number of credit rating upgrades and downgrades in the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry increased in the first half of 2021 moderately over the same prior-year period, according to an AM Best special report. Rating actions for P/C carriers …

AM Best Assigns B+ Rating to Texas’ National Unity Insurance

AM Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) to National Unity Insurance Co. (National Unity) in San Antonio, Texas. The outlook assigned to the ratings is stable. The ratings reflect …

AM Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) to Malta-based International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE. The outlook assigned to these credit ratings is stable. The company is …

Peak Re to Buy Remaining 50% Stake in Caribbean Insurance Group NAGICO

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% issued share capital of the Caribbean insurance group NAGICO Holdings Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. …