A.M. Best News
Solid Publicly Traded Reinsurer Results Under Threat: A.M. Best
Reinsurers have been delivering solid operating results, with publicly traded reinsurers currently outpacing the overall equity market – but this good fortune may not be sustainable, given the ...
Cyber Risk and Low Interest Rates are Top Insurer Worries: A.M. Best
Cyber risk has emerged as a top insurance industry concern, though the low interest rate environment remains as a significant worry, A.M. Best found in a new report. Thirty-one percent of respondents ...
ACP Re’s Late Financials Lead to A.M. Best Review with Negative Implications
ACP Re Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurance company with multiple property/casualty subsidiaries, is finding its A.M. Best ratings under review with negative implications. A.M. Best said the "under review ...
A.M. Best 2016 Prediction: Lower U.S. P/C Underwriting Profit With Market Cracks
U.S. property/casualty insurers, fresh off a third consecutive year of underwriting profit in 2015, will likely achieve this again in 2016. At the same time, the market will develop some cracks along ...
Understanding A.M. Best’s New Capital Model: Matthew Mosher Q&A (Part 2)
A.M. Best is overhauling the calculation of the Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio used in its assessments of insurer capital strength. In part 1 of an interview with Carrier Management, Matthew Mosher, ...
BCAR Revisited: Understanding A.M. Best’s New Model
Carriers can toss out old playbooks that helped them map financial metrics into A.M. Best ratings, according to rating agency analysts, who are putting finishing touches on a new capital adequacy ...
New Jersey Manufacturers Knocked Off of Top A.M. Best Ranking
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company's stellar financial strength rating has been downgraded a notch by A.M. Best, based on concerns about its underwriting and operating performance. The ...
A.M. Best Places AIG’s Financial Strength Rating Under Review, with Negative Implications
AIG's massive strategic plan - including a move to boost its loss reserves - caught the attention of A.M. Best. The ratings outfit is not impressed. The financial strength rating for American ...