A.M. Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Golden Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group
The ratings reflect Golden’s balance sheet strength, which
The rating downgrades are driven by the company’s adverse reserve development in the general liability business, which has led to surplus deterioration in recent years. The surplus declines have placed added stress on underwriting leverage ratios and risk-adjusted capitalization. In addition, the company’s five-year average pre-tax and total returns on revenue and equity are negative and compare unfavorably with the composite. Further, the company has somewhat mitigated the stress on its balance sheet through revising the quality and quantity of its reinsurance. Additionally, the company has enacted multiple underwriting changes in earlier years to prevent these issues from reoccurring.
The underwriting changes to the general liability business appear to show early favorable results. However, the adverse development from earlier years has continued to flow into the more recent years’ results, and has led to significant underwriting and operating losses. The negative outlooks reflect the continued uncertainty around the prior year development and the potential for any additional adverse development. The general liability business results are somewhat mitigated by a profitable book of warranty business, for which the company identifies as its core business.
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