GAINSCO Inc. News

In a First, State Farm to Acquire Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer GAINSCO

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is acquiring Dallas-based nonstandard auto insurer, GAINSCO, in a $400 million cash transaction. It will be the first time in State Farm’s 98-year history that it has acquired an insurance company, the company said. …

Outlook for Texas’ MGA Insurance Issuer Credit Rating Revised to Positive

AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb” of MGA Insurance Co. Inc. (MGA), …

Expanding Beyond Insurance, GAINSCO Buys Automobile Dealership

Dallas-based GAINSCO Inc. announced that it has expanded its business offerings beyond that of strictly a non-standard personal automobile insurance writer and servicer, and entered the business of owning and operating a franchised automobile dealership. Effective Nov.13, 2013, GAINSCO, through …