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AM Best: Outlooks Revised to Positive for Texas’ Columbia Lloyds Companies

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable, and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” of Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co. and MDOW Insurance Co. The Houston-based personal property …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for New Hampshire’s Concord Group

AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (ICRs) of a+ for New Hampshire-based Concord Group. “The ratings of Concord Group reflect …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Quincy Mutual Group Members

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings of aa- for the members of Quincy Mutual Group. The group includes the lead company, …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Georgia Farm Bureau Group Members

AM Besthas revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb-” of Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Georgia Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., …

AM Best Assigns Ratings to Reamstown, Affirms Ratings of Goodville

AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (long-term ICR) of “a+” to Reamstown Mutual Insurance Company. The outlook assigned to these credit ratings is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has …

AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of State Farm Florida Insurance Co.

AM Best has upgraded the FSR to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR to “a-” from “bbb+” of State Farm Florida Insurance Co. (State Farm Florida) based in Winter Haven, Fla. The outlook of these ratings has …

Outlooks Revised to Positive for Minnesota Lawyers Mutual, MLM Risk Retention Group

AM 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 of “a-” of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., based in Minneapolis, and MLM Risk Retention …

Outlooks Revised to Stable for Wisconsin’s Badger Mutual Insurance

Ratings agency, AM Best, has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Badger Mutual Insurance Co. (Badger) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The ratings …

Credit Rating of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange in Kansas Upgraded

AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange (Federated Rural) in Lenexa, Kansas. The outlook for the …

Caribbean Insurers’ Net Income Rebounds After 2016-2017 Hurricane Seasons: AM Best

An analysis of AM Best-rated property/casualty insurers based in the Caribbean found that overall net income rebounded significantly following the 2016-2017 hurricanes to $32.2 million in 2018 compared with a $4.3 million loss in the previous year. After losses in …