Gulf Insurance News

AXA Sells Persian Gulf Business for $269 Million to Kuwaiti-Based Group

AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Paris-based insurer said …

Ratings Recap: Arab Misr, L’Union Canadienne, Gulf Insurance, Island Heritage, Eastern Re

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B++’ (Good) of Egypt’s Arab Misr Insurance Group S.A.E. (AMIG), and has revised its …

Ratings Recap: Everest Re (Canada), Cologne Re (Ireland), Gulf Insurance

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to Everest Insurance Company of Canada (EvCan), both with stable outlooks. Best noted that EvCan is “licensed to write property, automobile, …