Latest AM Best Headlines
All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
My New Markets
Mar 12 2007 // Nursing Home Liability Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers, a national management general agency, has expanded its nursing home liability product into Texas. This product offers professional and general...
My New Markets
Mar 12 2007 // Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently launched Wedding Protector Plan, which provides coverage with no deductible for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example,...
A.M. Best: Commercial P/C Outlook Stable Despite Price Competition
Mar 5 2007 // 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 A.M. Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration, the level...
A.M. Best Likes What It Sees In P/C Personal Lines Segment
Mar 1 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...
New Markets
Feb 26 2007 // Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This...
New Markets
Feb 26 2007 // Banking Engagement Insurance Nuts & Bolts: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), a member company of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the launch of its Investment...
New Markets
Feb 26 2007 // Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations...
New Markets
Feb 26 2007 // Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This...
New Markets
Feb 26 2007 // Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The...
New Markets
Feb 25 2007 // Banking Engagement Insurance Nuts & Bolts: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), a member company of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the launch of its Investment...
New Markets
Feb 25 2007 // Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This...
New Markets
Feb 25 2007 // Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations...
New Markets
Feb 25 2007 // Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The...
A.M. Best: Reforms Create a Profitable Calif. Workers’ Comp Market
Feb 20 2007 // The workers’ compensation environment in California has experienced a metamorphosis over the past few years, changing a historically unprofitable line of business into an appealing and profitable line that has seen...
Best Comments on January Reinsurance Treaty Renewals
Feb 20 2007 // A.M. Best has published a comment on the recently published figures from a number of global reinsurers following the January treaty renewals, mainly focusing on Europe. Best said most “global reinsurers are...
Best Assigns Ironshore ‘A-‘ Rating
Feb 13 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” to Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. Concurrently, Best assigned an...
New Markets
Feb 12 2007 // D&O for Small Public Cos. Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has introduced specialized directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance for publicly traded companies with market...
New Markets
Feb 12 2007 // Trucking Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting...
