A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company; Affirms Credit Ratings of Auto-Owners Insurance Company
The upgrade of Atlantic Casualty’s Long-Term ICR reflects the increased level of integration and the additional financial and operational support that it has received from Auto-Owners, which acquired the company in early 2016. Since the acquisition, Auto-Owners has increasingly supported Atlantic Casualty in various functions including, but not limited to: actuarial services, product development, reinsurance, claims, marketing and information technology. The ratings also reflect Atlantic Casualty’s excellent risk-adjusted capitalization and improved operating performance, especially over the last three years.
The ratings of AOIG reflect its superior capitalization, solid underwriting and operating performance over the last five years, experienced management team and a strong enterprise risk management program. AOIG also maintains a business profile that is nicely balanced between personal and commercial lines and property and casualty business. Through its acquisition of Atlantic Casualty in 2016 and its affiliation with
The ratings of AOLIC reflect the support it receives from the Auto-Owners Mutual enterprise. In addition, AOLIC maintains strong risk-adjusted capitalization, good quality of capital and stable earnings trends. Partially mitigating factors include a high percentage of interest-sensitive liabilities, exposure to spread compression risks and a regional business profile.
The FSR of A++ (Superior) and the Long-Term ICRs of “aa+” have been affirmed, each with a stable outlook, for
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