Rating Agencies
P/C Innovation Leaders Scarce, AM Best Finds; Reinsurers Reign
In an initial test of its new innovation assessment scores, AM Best found that only 1 percent of rated property/casualty insurers merit scores high enough to categorize them as innovation leaders, ...
Drivers Display Effects of Recreational Pot Even When Not Intoxicated by It: Harvard Study
Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a Harvard Medical School hospital. Published in the Drug and Alcohol ...
What Insurance Executives Should Know about AM Best’s Innovation Assessments
In August 2018, AM Best surveyed its universe of rated entities to gauge where the insurance industry stands as a whole with regard to innovation. Although we received a wide range of responses to ...
Kemper’s 2018 Infinity Acquisition Helps Lead to Fitch Ratings Upgrade
Kemper Corp.'s 2018 acquisition of specialty auto insurer Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. continues to reap dividends, this time in the form of a Fitch Ratings upgrade. Fitch said it upgraded ...
Property/Casualty Insurance Outlooks: What Experts Say to Expect in 2020
What does the year have in store for property/casualty insurers? There have been a lot of predictions published since late last year, with most forecasters commenting on insurance market conditions, ...
Balance Sheets at Risk? What’s Next for Workers Comp Insurers
Although workers compensation results remain strong—and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines—worries about continued soft pricing and loss reserve levels for ...
S&P Assigns A- Ratings to Fidelis Insurance Operating Subs; Holding Co. at BBB
Noting the proven track record of its management team and strong top-line growth in a five year time frame, S&P Global Ratings has assigned A- financial strength ratings to the operating units of ...
Safeway Insurance Group Earns A.M. Best Ratings Outlook Upgrade
Safeway Insurance Group gained a ratings outlook upgrade from A.M. Best, thanks to solid rate increases and a number of strategic initiatives the ratings agency views as positive developments. A.M. ...