A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Amerisure Partners Insurance Company

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to Amerisure Partners Insurance Company (Amerisure Partners), following receipt of an approved intercompany pooling agreement with Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company, (Amerisure Mutual), the lead member of the Amerisure Companies pool. The outlook assigned to the FSR is stable, while the outlook assigned to the ICR is positive. All companies are domiciled in Farmington Hills, MI.

The ratings and outlooks reflect those currently assigned to Amerisure Mutual and its remaining pooled affiliates, which were affirmed by A.M. Best on June 4, 2009.

These rating actions also consider Amerisure Partners’ strategic importance to the Amerisure Companies pool in providing additional pricing flexibility for preferred risks with a committed risk management program.

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The principal methodologies used in determining these ratings, including any additional methodologies and factors that may have been considered, can be found at http://www.ambest.com/ratings/methodology.