A.M. Best News
At No. 2, AXA Is Highest with P/C Operations on A.M. Best Global Insurer Ranking
Coming in at No. 2, French company AXA S.A. is the highest ranking insurer with property/casualty operations on A.M. Best's new roundup of the top global insurers by net premiums written. Half the ...
A.M. Best Maintains Negative Outlook For U.S. P/C Commercial Lines
Rating agency A.M. Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook on the commercial lines segment of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry, despite relatively solid aggregate results over the ...
U.K. Insurers Can Handle Nation’s Historic Floods: A.M. Best
As the U.K. continues to deal with a winter of historic flooding, strong balance sheets and an otherwise light year for bad weather will allow insurers to absorb the losses, A.M. Best concluded in a ...
A.M. Best’s 2016 Forecast for Global Reinsurers: Negative
As A.M. Best sees it, the global reinsurance sector will continue to have a negative outlook heading into 2016. The reason, according to its latest briefing: major market challenges "that will hinder ...
Most Insurers Both Ready for and Threatened by Solvency II
With only a few weeks left before Solvency II rules kick in on Jan. 1, most insurers are at least somewhat ready for the new minimum capital requirements, according to a new survey of executives from ...
Concord Group Insurance Pool Elicits A.M. Best Ratings Downgrade
Members of the Concord Group Insurance Pool are facing ratings downgrades from A.M. Best. The main reason: an "inconsistent" operating performance. What that means is that pool members Concord ...
Are Commercial Auto Insurance Improvements Coming to a Stop?
Through 2014, the commercial auto insurance industry has seen solid improvements in both underwriting and operating performance. A.M. Best sees trouble ahead in the form of industry trends that could ...
Cyber Attacks Becoming Significant Threat to Insurer Credit Quality: A.M. Best
Insurance rating agency A.M. Best still considers natural catastrophe losses to be the primary threat to the financial strength and credit quality of property/casualty insurers, but cyber-attack ...