A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Barbados-based United Insurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks. Best said then ratings reflect United’s “favorable capitalization, solid regional market profile …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Michigan-based Intrepid Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect “Intrepid’s solid capitalization, favorable loss ratios, effective management of exposures, …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its rating on Mariah Re Ltd.’s Series 2010-1 notes to ‘CCC+(sf)’ from ‘B(sf)’. S&P has also revised the CreditWatch status of the rating on the notes to developing from negative. “We placed the …
The head of property and casualty insurance carrier Dallas National Insurance Co. has responded to the recent downgrade of the company’s ratings by A.M. Best, stating that the company is fiscally conservative and adequately reserved. Best recently downgraded Dallas National’s …
The fact that U.S. property/casualty insurers’ earnings have taken a hit due to recent catastrophe losses should not by itself mean insurer ratings will change, according to one rating firm. As long as the insurers that its actuaries rate have …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, the Columbus Ohio-based property/casualty subsidiary of The Netherlands AEGON N.V., both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Cayman Islands-based Ironshore Inc., as well as the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the ICRs of “a-“of Ironshore’s operating subsidiaries. These include Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to International General Insurance Company (UK) Limited (IGIUK), both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect “prospective strong …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that the ratings on the U.K.-based Aviva Group (core operating entities rated AA-/Stable) are unchanged by its agreed sale of breakdown recovery firm RAC to The Carlyle Group for £1 billion [$1.597 billion] S&P …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of the Bermuda-based Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited. Best has also …
