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Insurance

AIG outlook turns positive on stronger operations, underwriting

Business profile favoured by strong market position and broad global reach: AM Best.   24 November 2025

Insurance

Brazil reinsurance market placed on negative outlook by AM Best

AM Best has placed a negative market segment outlook on Brazil’s reinsurance market, citing persistent macroeconomic and political uncertainty; a declining interest rate environment, which has led to lower investment income; foreign exchange fluctuations; and evolving reinsurance market conditions.   13 December 2018

Reinsurance

Singapore Re’s outlook turns positive on robust balance sheet

Reinsurer to sustain performance with disciplined underwriting and growth, says AM Best.   22 September 2025

Insurance

Prolonged market hardening to offset reinsurers underwriting losses, COVID-19 impact: report

AM Best says hardening rates are helping reinsurers offset the negative market forces, but it might be short-lived.   3 September 2020

Insurance

AM Best downgrades Aegon US subsidiaries outlook to 'negative'

Ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” of the US life/health subsidiaries of Netherland-based insurance group Aegon.   8 May 2017

Reinsurance

AM Best affirms UnipolRe ratings

Rating agency AM Best has affirmed the ratings of UnipolRe, the reinsurer launched last year by UnipolSai Assicurazioni.   10 September 2016

Insurance

Sirius freed from ‘under review with negative implications’ by AM Best

AM Best has removed from “under review with negative implications” the rating of Sirius Bermuda Insurance Company, Sirius International Insurance Corporation and Sirius America Insurance Company as the Nasdaq listing of the group boosts the independence from its Chinese parent.   30 November 2018

Insurance

US life/annuity insurers’ BBB bond exposures continue to grow

Current market trends remain attractive for BBB debt issuance – AM Best.   3 December 2019

Insurance

US P&C insurers profits drop 22% amid COVID-19 crisis, finds report

Underwriting and dividend expenses increased in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19-related factors, according to AM Best report.   26 August 2020

Insurance

Somerset Re outlook 'positive' on balance sheet strength

AM Best expects its risk-adjusted capitalisation to remain at the strongest level.   3 March 2021

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