Ratings News

A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Opelousas, La.-based Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. (Imperial). The rating actions reflect …

A.M. Best Revises Ohio’s Buckeye Outlook to Negative

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable of Piqua, Ohio-based Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Co. and its insurance affiliates. The ratings firm also affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit ratings of …

Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Rating Upgraded

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange (FREIE or the Exchange) in Lenexa, Kan. The outlook for both …

A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Columbia Mutual Insurance Co.

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. (Columbia), Columbia, Mo., and its insurance subsidiaries. …

Outlook for National Fire and Indemnity Exchange Revised to Negative

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of National Fire and Indemnity Exchange (NIE) of St. Louis, Mo. A.M. Best …

A.M. Best Downgrades National Automotive Insurance Co.

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to C (Weak) from B (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “ccc” from “bb” of National Automotive Insurance Co. (National Automotive) of Metairie, La. The outlook for both ratings is negative. …

Meadowbrook Corrective Actions Yet to Sway A.M. Best; Company Reacts

On Mar. 1, A.M. Best said that the “A-minus” financial strength ratings of members of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. remain under review with negative implications — a status that has been in place since Oct. 19, 2012 — in spite …

Ratings Assigned to Bearing Midwest Casualty, Horizon Midwest Casualty

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Bearing Midwest Casualty Co. (Bearing) and Horizon Midwest Casualty Co. (Horizon). The outlook assigned to these ratings is stable. Concurrently, …

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Michigan’s Ally Insurance Group Members

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings of “bbb” of Motors Insurance Corp. and its reinsured subsidiaries, MIC Property and Casualty Insurance Corp. and CIM Insurance Corp., collectively referred to as …

A.M. Best Downgrades McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Ratings

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Co. (MWM) of Marshfield, Wis. The outlook for both ratings has been …