AM Best News

‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to The Gray Insurance Co. of Louisiana

A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to The Gray Insurance Company of Louisiana (GICLA) in Metairie, La. The outlook assigned to each rating is stable. GICLA is a …

AXIS Capital’s New Bermuda Operation, Harrington Re, Raises $600M

Harrington Re, a fledgling Bermuda operation sponsored by AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has raised $600 million in capital designed to beef up underwriting and investment plans put forth by its sponsor. Blackstone Group will assist with investment management. For AXIS, …

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Markel Int’l & Lloyd’s Syndicate 3000

A.M. Besthas affirmed the financial strength ratings of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a+” of UK-based Markel International Insurance Co. Ltd.(MIICL) and Lloyd’s Syndicate 3000. The outlook for each of MIICL’s ratings remains stable and the outlook …

French & German Floods to Hit Insurers’ Earnings but Not Ratings: A.M. Best

The earnings of French and German insurers during the first half of 2016 will be dampened by flood claims following storms Elvira and Friederike, which pounded the countries in quick succession between late May and early June, according to a …

Persistent Soft Market Begins to Hit Reinsurer Stock Prices: A.M. Best

While global reinsurers are continuing to withstand challenging market conditions, their stock prices, on average, are starting to take a hit as a result of the persistent soft market and its negative effect on top line growth, according to a …

Outlook for Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Revised to Negative

A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of C++ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating of “b” of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. (Farmers Alliance Mutual) in Coldwater, Mich. The revised …

A.M. Best Removes Atlantic Casualty from Under Review, Upgrades Ratings

A.M. Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. (Goldsboro, NC). …

Outlooks Revised to Stable for Hallmark Financial Services, Subsidiaries

Ratings agency, A.M. Best, has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the members of Hallmark Insurance Group (Hallmark Group), headquartered …

Ratings Downgrades for Members of California-based CSAA: A.M. Best

A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings to “a+” from “aa-” of the members of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group. CSAA is an American Automobile Association Inc. …

Ratings of Michigan Professional Insurance Exchange Upgraded

A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Michigan Professional Insurance Exchange (MPIE) in Grand Rapids, Mich. The outlook for each rating has been …