March 20, 2014
A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of auto insurer Greenville Casualty Insurance Co. based in Greer, South Carolina. The outlook for both ratings …
March 17, 2014
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘ B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb” of Kazakhstan’s Halyk-Kazakhinstrakh, Insurance Subsidiary Company of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, JSC, both with stable outlooks. The ratings of Kazakhinstrakh “continue to …
March 4, 2014
A.M. Best has commented that the ratings for Bermuda-based Wilton Re Holdings Limited and its insurance subsidiaries remain unchanged following Wilton Re’s recent announcements that it intends to acquire Continental Assurance Company (CAC) from CNA Financial Corporation and Conseco Life …
February 28, 2014
A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to China Taiping Insurance (UK) Company Limited (CTIUK), both with stable outlooks Best said the ratings “reflect CTIUK’s improving operating performance and …
February 27, 2014
A.M. Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B++’ (Good) for the subsidiaries of Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (MIGI), which operate under an intercompany reinsurance pooling …
February 26, 2014
Along with its ratings announcement for the AFG Group, A.M. Best also affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of National Interstate Insurance Company and its affiliates, National Interstate Insurance Company …
February 26, 2014
A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “bbb+” and the debt ratings of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG). Best has also upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A+’ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the …
February 25, 2014
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., (Validus Re – Bermuda) and Validus Reinsurance (Switzerland) Ltd. (VRS), as well as the ICR of “bbb” and …
February 25, 2014
A.M. Best announced that it has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of Balboa Insurance Company, based in Irvine, Calif. and its wholly …
February 24, 2014
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. (BICI), based in Farmington, Conn., a subsidiary of Beazley plc. The outlook for both ratings is stable. The …