Rating Agencies
AM Best Analysis: P/C Industry Soared in 2025. Will It Fly as High in 2026?
Building off momentum from the previous year, the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $61 billion underwriting gain in 2025—nearly triple the $22 billion recorded in 2024. With nearly ...
RLI Now Has ‘A++’ Rating from AM Best
AM Best announced upgrades to the financial strength ratings of the members of RLI Group on Friday, pushing the grades up to A++ (superior) from A+ (superior). The rating upgrades reflect RLI's ...
High Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs to ‘Ease Uncertainty,’ Says AM Best
AM Best said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs will help to "ease uncertainty across the insurance industry." "Managing through ...
Outlook on Reinsurance Has Changed; Pre-’23 Property Pricing Back: AM Best
AM Best's outlook for the global reinsurance segment is no longer positive, the rating agency announced Monday, citing the uptick in property reinsurance price drops and concerns about casualty ...
What to Expect in 2026: U.S. P/C Results More Like 2024
With premium growth slowing to around 3 or 4 percent, and hurricane activity likely returning to normal levels, analysts at Fitch Ratings foresee 2026 underwriting results for property/casualty ...
Foundation Firmed: AM Best Switches View of U.S. Homeowners Insurers to Stable
Insurers of U.S. homes have improved rate adequacy and catastrophe risk management, modified coverage, and benefitted from a softening reinsurance market to earn a change in AM Best's outlook for the ...
U.S. E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best
AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced in mid-November. The change comes as rates soften and ...
Everest Group’s AM Best Rating Outlook Now Negative; IQUW Under Review
Reacting to developments at Everest Group and IQUW this week, AM Best has issued statements about the ratings of the two companies. Everest Group Rating Affirmed But Outlook Revised AM Best announced ...