AM Best News

Outlooks Revised to Positive for Arkansas’ Kinsale Insurance

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Kinsale Insurance Company (Kinsale) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Concurrently, A.M. …

A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Texas’ Spartan Insurance

A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Spartan Insurance Company (Spartan) in Pearland, Texas. The outlook of these ratings has been revised …

A.M. Best Assigns Stable Outlook to Germany’s Non-Life Insurance Sector

A.M. Best has a stable outlook on the German non-life insurance sector as Germany’s robust economy continues to drive growth. According to the ratings agency, the country’s technical profitability is solid and is expected to remain so, underpinned by good …

A.M. Best: Outlooks Revised to Positive for Benchmark Insurance

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Benchmark Insurance Co. (Benchmark) in Topeka, Kansas. The Credit Ratings (ratings) of …

A.M. Best Affirms Excellent Rating, Revises Outlook to Negative for CMIC Group

A.M. Best has affirmed its financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and its long-term issuer credit ratings of “a-” while revising its outlook to negative from stable for Glastonbury, Conn.-based Connecticut Medical Insurance Company and its sponsored risk retention group …

A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Illinois Casualty

A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Illinois Casualty Co. (Illinois Casualty) in Rock Island, IIlinois. The outlook for the Long-Term …

A.M. Best Issues Ratings for Andover Companies Pool Members

A.M. Best has removed from under review with negative implications, downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa-” from “aa” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) for the members of Andover Companies Pool. The outlook assigned to …

A.M. Best Removes from Under Review, Upgrades Ratings of Great Plains Casualty

A.M. Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Great Plains Casualty Inc. (Great Plains) in …

Outlooks Revised to Stable for Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” of workers’ compensation insurer, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. (Stonetrust), headquartered in Baton Rouge, …

Issuer Credit Rating of Wisconsin’s McMillan-Warner Mutual Downgraded

A.M. Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Co. (MWM) in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The outlook of the Long-Term ICR …