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Down, Down, Down….AM Best P/C Downgrades Outpacing Upgrades

The number of rated property/casualty personal lines insurers that had their credit ratings downgraded by AM Best more than doubled to 21 in the first-half of 2023, compared to 10 in first-half 2022. Additional downgrades of 10 commercial insurers and …

Innovation Boosts Carrier Top Lines: AM Best

Insurers with well-developed innovation initiatives have much higher levels of top-line growth than those who lag behind on the innovation curve, AM Best reported last month. In a special report titled “Insurers Leverage Innovation for Financial Strength,” published in mid-March, …

A.M. Best Downgrades Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual

The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has been dealt a financial strength rating downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best said its decision to downgrade the insurer’s financial strength rating to “B++” (Good) from “A-” (Excellent) comes even as the insurer …

A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of bbb+ for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland Inc. (AIC), based in Hanover, Md. The …

A.M. Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Bunker Hill Insurance Group Members

A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to a- from bbb for the members of Bunker Hill Insurance Group. The outlook of the Long-Term …

A.M. Best Upgrades Pennsylvania’s Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance

A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Penn., to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-“. The outlooks of these Credit Ratings have …

A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for New York’s Country-Wide

A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable for Country-Wide Insurance Company, a family-owned auto insurance company based in New York, N.Y. A.M. Best also affirmed Country-Wide’s Financial Strength Rating of C+ (marginal) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit …

Ratings Outlook for GuideOne Insurance Revised to Negative: A.M. Best

A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of the members of the GuideOne Insurance Companies (GuideOne). The …

A.M. Best Downgrades Golden Insurance, RPG in Nevada

A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bb” of Nevada-domiciled Golden Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group. Concurrently, A.M. Best has placed the Credit …

A.M. Best Downgrades Georgia-Based Century Casualty Co.

A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb-” of Century Casualty Co. based in Alpharetta, Ga. The outlook for the FSR has been …