Ratings News

Best Affirms NIPPONKOA’s ‘A’ Ratings; Outlook Stable

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Japan’s NIPPONKOA Insurance Company Ltd, both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect NIPPONKOA’s “favorable risk-adjusted capitalization, conservative underwriting leverage and expected …

Ratings Roundup: Heritage, Euler Hermes (US)

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Calif.-based Heritage Indemnity Company, both with stable outlooks. The ratings of Heritage “reflect its strong capitalization, favorable operating results and national …

Ratings: Transsib Re, Tokio Marine Pacific, MAPFRE Panama, Union Nationale, Sovereign (NZ), Labuan Re, Tugu, ARIG

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “bb+” from “bb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of B (Fair) of Russia’s OJSC Transsiberian Reinsurance Corporation (Transsib Re), both with stable outlooks. Best said …

Best Affirms Ratings of Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. (BICI), which is based in Farmington, Conn. The outlook for both ratings is stable. These ratings reflect …

Best Affirms NIPPONKOA Insurance Company (Asia) Limited’s Ratings

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Hong Kong-based NIPPONKOA Insurance Company (Asia) Limited, both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect the company’s “excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, stable underwriting …

Best Affirms Beazley and Lloyd’s Syndicates 2623, 623, 3623, 3622 Ratings

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2623, Lloyd’s Syndicate 623, Lloyd’s Syndicate 3623 and Lloyd’s Syndicate 3622, as well as …

Best’s Rating Actions Spurred by EU Failure to Produce Debt Crisis Solution

Although the recent summit of the 27 countries of the European Union did manage to come up with a plan to control budget deficits – in the future – it “took no clear short term actions to address the debt …

Best Upgrades Swiss Re’s Ratings to ‘A+’; Outlook Stable

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A+’ (Superior) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “a+” of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Best has also upgraded the senior and …

Ratings Recap: Brit, Ecclesiastical

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of UK-based Brit Insurance Limited (BIL) are unchanged following a strategic review by Brit Insurance Holdings …

Best Comments on Allianz U.S. Operations Rating Actions

A.M. Best has taken the somewhat unusual step of issuing a comment on its downgrading of the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “aa” and the affirmation of the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of Allianz Global …