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AM Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) to Malta-based International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE. The outlook assigned to these credit ratings is stable. The company is …

Peak Re to Buy Remaining 50% Stake in Caribbean Insurance Group NAGICO

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% issued share capital of the Caribbean insurance group NAGICO Holdings Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

Credit Rating Outlook Changed to Negative for Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Insurance

AM Best revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR of “bb+” (Fair) of Cameron Mutual Insurance Co. (Cameron …

AM Best Revises Mississippi Farm Bureau Outlooks to Negative

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company of Jackson, Miss. AM Best …

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Southern Mutual Church Insurance

AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Southern Mutual Church Insurance Co. in Columbia, South Carolina. The ratings firm also …

Credit Ratings Assigned to Ohio’s Westfield Specialty Insurance

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) to Westfield Specialty Insurance Co. (Westfield Specialty), a newly added member of Westfield Group (Westfield). All members …

‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to Texas Insurers, Southlake Specialty and Westlake Specialty

AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Southlake Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC) and its subsidiary, Westlake Specialty Insurance Co., both based in Westlake, Texas. These property/casualty specialty …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Convex Group’s Subsidiaries

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 Ratings of “a-” of Convex Insurance UK Ltd. and Convex Re Ltd. Both entities are wholly …

Outlooks Revised to Stable for Farm Bureau of Idaho Group Members

AM Best has revised outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Idaho and its \ subsidiary, Western Community …

Analysts Affirm CNA Ratings As Insurer Continues Probe of Cyber Attack

CNA Financial Corp.’s financial ratings have not been affected by the insurer’s recent cyber attack. AM Best, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings all affirmed their current ratings and outlooks for CNA and its subsidiaries and said they believe the …