Latest AM Best Headlines
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Best Rates Lufthansa Captives ‘B++’
Apr 5 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “B++” (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to Germany’s Delvag Luftfahrtversicherungs-AG, and its subsidiary, Delvag...
Best Affirms Catlin Group Ratings; Outlook Negative
Apr 2 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. (CICL) and the UK-based Catlin...
Best Assigns ‘A-‘ Ratings to German Insurer WuerttVers
Mar 30 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to German insurer Wuerttembergische Versicherung AG (WuerttVers) with a stable...
Best Affirms CastlePoint’s Ratings
Mar 29 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda’s CastlePoint Reinsurance Company Limited (CPRe). Best...
A.M. Best Reviewing Merastar Positively in Light of Sale to Unitrin
Mar 29 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” to Merastar Insurance Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn., and placed both the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and ICR under review with...
A.M. Best Cites 15 P/C Insurers as Financially Impaired in 2006
Mar 27 2007 // Seventeen U.S. insurance companies became financially impaired in 2006, despite a respite for property/casualty insurers from two consecutive turbulent hurricane seasons and more diversified asset portfolios among...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit...
New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // My New Markets Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers launched Wedding Protector Plan, which covers with no deductible a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation...
A.M. Best says commercial P/C outlook stable
Mar 26 2007 // Pricing remains rational for now despite increasing competition A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s...
A.M. Best says commercial P/C outlook stable
Mar 26 2007 // News Currents A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration,...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers launched Wedding Protector Plan, which covers with no deductible a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is provided if a...
A.M. Best Withdraws N.C.’s Arrowpoint Capital Ratings at Company’s Request
Mar 12 2007 // At the request of Arrowpoint Capital Corp., A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength ratings for the insurance company’s three risk-bearing entities: Royal Indemnity Company, Royal Surplus Lines Insurance...
My New Markets
Mar 12 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a...
A.M. Best likes what it sees in property/casualty personal lines segment
Mar 12 2007 // Rating and industry analysts at A.M. Best are maintaining their stable outlook for the personal lines property/casualty segment in 2007 based on what they see as this sector’s continued favorable risk-adjusted...
My New Markets
Mar 12 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, which provides coverage, with no deductible, for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding...
