The insurance market in Saudi Arabia has changed dramatically in the past decade, with further development anticipated, according to a report from A.M. Best Co. According to the report, “Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Market Adapts to Dramatic Change,” insurance penetration in …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Mexico’s Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A.B. (GNP), and has revised its outlook on the ratings from negative …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. and its affiliates. Best also affirmed the ICR of “bbb” and debt ratings of …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has followed up on its analysis of its ratings for Bermuda-based Ariel Reinsurance Co. Ltd. following the announcement that it is selling its Bermuda-based business to Arrow, a unit of Goldman Sachs, and its credit …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Panama’s Compania Internacional de Seguros S.A. (CIS), both with stable outlooks. Best said the ratings recognize CIS’ “consistently favorable operating results, …
Both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s issued bulletins following the announcement that Ariel Re was selling off its Bermuda-based reinsurance business to Arrow, a unit of investment Bank Goldman Sachs, and its trade credit and surety (C&S) operations, which …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Wisconsin-based McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Company (MWM). Best explained that the revised outlook reflects …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of” A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Bermuda-based PMG Assurance Ltd. Best said the ratings “reflect PMG’s excellent capitalization, its …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of the main UK operating subsidiaries of the UK’s RSA Insurance Group plc. Best also withdrew …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Assurances Mutuelles de France (AM), both with stable outlooks. AM is a mutual reinsurer member of Covéa, …
