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AM Best Removes Ratings of Oklahoma’s Sutton Specialty From Under Review

AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of Sutton Specialty Insurance Company (Sutton Specialty) (Oklahoma City, OK), …

AM Best Removes Ratings of Louisiana’s Gray Casualty & Surety from Under Review

AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of The Gray Casualty & Surety Co. (GCSC), based in Metairie, Louisiana. …

Ratings of Hallmark Financial Services, Subsidiaries Under Review

AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb-” and the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of Dallas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. (Hallmark Financial). Concurrently, AM Best has placed under …

COVID-19 Takes Toll on Canada’s Auto, Life Insurers

Canada’s property/casualty insurance industry thus far has fared better than its life counterpart amid the economic and market dynamics created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an AM Best report. In its Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “COVID-19 Taking Its …

Credit Ratings of National Lloyds, American Summit Insurance Under Review

AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of Texas-based National Lloyds Insurance Co. (National Lloyds). Concurrently, AM Best has placed under …