A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Partners Life Limited
The rating actions reflect significant improvement in Partners Life’s capital position, due to continued strong earnings and significant capital contribution. In addition, the
Partners Life continues to maintain its status as New Zealand’s second-largest life insurer in terms of new business market share. Its continued growth is due to a number of competitive advantages, including a more-efficient cost structure, strong recognition within the financial adviser channel and expertise within its core business.
A major offsetting rating factor is the quality of capital, stemming from high reinsurance dependency as a result of utilizing reinsurance to manage its cash flow requirements. Furthermore,
While Partners Life is well-positioned at its current rating level, the ratings could be downgraded if experience variations lead to a large impairment in net insurance contract assets. Additionally, the ratings may face pressure if Partners Life fails to generate capital on a timely basis to support its operating plan.
Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.
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