AM Best affirms credit ratings of AMERISAFE Inc. and its operating subsidiaries

OLDWICK: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” of American Interstate Insurance Company (Omaha, NE), Silver Oak Casualty, Inc. (Omaha, NE) and American Interstate Insurance Company of Texas (Austin, TX) (collectively referred to as AMERISAFE Insurance Group or the group). Concurrently,…

AM Best affirms ratings of Orient Insurance and Orient Takaful

OLDWICK: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” of Orient Insurance PJSC (United Arab Emirates) and Orient Takaful Insurance Company (Egypt), a subsidiary of Orient. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Orient’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of Brightsideco Insurance

SINGAPORE: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” of Brightsideco Insurance Limited (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Brightsideco’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as adequate, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company

HONG KONG: Rating agency AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect CMBWLI’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as very strong, as well…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of Union Insurance Company with stable outlook

HONG KONG: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Union Insurance Company Limited of Taiwan. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Union’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as very strong, as well as its adequate…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of M&C General Insurance Company

OLDWICK: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of M&C General Insurance Company Limited (M&C General) (Castries, St. Lucia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect M&C General’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of Redbridge Insurance with stable outlook

MEXICO CITY: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” of Redbridge Insurance Company Limited (RICL) of Barbados. The outlook of these Credit Ratings remains stable. The ratings reflect RICL’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its…

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Kelvin Re Limited

LONDON: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-“ of Kelvin Re Limited (Guernsey). The outlook of these Credit Ratings  remains stable. The ratings reflect Kelvin Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as strongest, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited…

AM Best affirms credit ratings of Humboldt Re Limited

LONDON: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Humboldt Re Limited (Guernsey). The outlook of these ratings remains stable.  The ratings reflect Humboldt Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as strongest, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business…

New India Assurance Company outlook downgraded to negative

SINGAPORE: Insurance sector rating agency 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-” of New India Assurance Company Limited. These ratings reflect New India’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well…

Ratings of Hanwha General Insurance Company put under review with negative implications

HONG KONG: Global Rating Agency, AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of Hanwha General Insurance Company Limited (HGI), South Korea. The under review status follows HGI’s public disclosure on Jan. 31, 2020, of a consolidated net loss…