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A.M. Best withdraws ratings of Waco
24 September 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength and creditor issuer ratings of Waco Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, but the captive insurer has asked to be dropped from the rating process...

Premiums on the rise in CAIR member countries
11 September 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

The reported premium of Caribbean Association of Insurance Regulators (CAIR) member countries increased 20.4 percent between 2013 and 2009, rising from $3.6 billion to $4.5 billion, according to a new A.M. Best report...

A.M. Best affirms ratings of Dorinco Reinsurance
26 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A (Excellent)” and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Dorinco Reinsurance Company, which is the captive reinsurance company of The Dow Chemical Company...

A.M. Best upgrades Nationwide Insurance ratings
14 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to “B+ (Good)” from “B (Fair)” and the issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bb+” of Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida...

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Captive insurers outperform commercial sector
05 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Despite a general increase in the level of loss and loss-adjustment expenses in 2014, US captive insurers continue to outperform the commercial sector in most key financial measures, according to A.M. Best’s market review report...

Ironshore deal worries A.M. Best
04 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating “A (Excellent)” and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Ironshore Insurance and its affiliated operating companies...

Investment returns are moving up the agenda
31 July 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Insurance executives are turning their attention to improved investment returns after a period of focusing on non-investment sources of profit, according to an A.M. Best report...

Anthem and subsidiaries under review
26 June 2015
Reporter Stephen Durham

A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength ratings, issuer credit ratings and debt ratings of Anthem and its insurance subsidiaries...

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