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Insurance

New US-based E&S carrier Spinnaker Specialty enters market

The carrier plans to write E&S lines coverages sourced through programme administrators and MGAs.   9 July 2021

Insurance

IRB Brasil Re placed under review with negative implications as top executives depart

AM Best believes that the company will remain challenged while replacing two key executives.   9 March 2020

News

AM Best assigns ratings to Watford Specialty

Watford Specialty Insurance Company (WSIC), a subsidiary of Watford Re, has been awarded a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of a- from AM Best. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.   29 March 2016

Insurance

AM Best Assigns B+ (Good) Rating to One Alliance

AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb-” to holding company One Alliance Insurance Corporation. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.   10 September 2015

Insurance

Rating agencies react to $788m Third Point Re-Sirius merger deal

AM Best has removed Sirius Group from negative outlook after Third Point Re deal announcement.   10 August 2020

Insurance

AM Best places Arch under review following AIG mortgage deal

AM Best has placed under review with developing implication the financial strength rating of A+ of Arch Reinsurance and its strategic affiliates, after Arch Capital agreed to acquire United Guaranty Corporation and AIG United Guaranty (Asia) from American International Group (AIG).   18 August 2016

Insurance

EU re/insurances can withstand stock market volatility: AM Best

European re/insurers are well-positioned to withstand the current volatility in the stock markets, according to a new report by AM Best.   27 August 2015

Insurance

AM Best assigns A+ rating to WR Berkley Europe

AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) to property/casualty firm WR Berkley Europe. The outlook of the rating is stable.   3 November 2015

Reinsurance

True to its roots: CargoCorp’s rapid growth is driven by LatAm

A historic rating secured from AM Best was a catalyst for CargoCorp’s rapid growth curve. But Juan Carlos Martinez, its CEO, is clear that the company’s roots remain in Latin America.   13 February 2025

Insurance

Problems with long-term care insurance thrust General Electric and long-term care industry into spotlight

Developing problems with long-term care insurance have thrust General Electric (GE) and the wider long-term care industry into the spotlight, according to Erik Miller and Jason Hopper, associate directors with AM Best.   14 October 2019

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