Radian Group Inc. today announced that it has received all regulatory approvals required for Radian’ s pending acquisition of Inigo Limited, a specialty insurance group underwriting through Lloyd’ s of London. This strategic acquisition will mark an important step in Radian’ s transformation from a leading U.S. mortgage insurer to a global, diversified…
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AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of Lonpac Insurance Bhd. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Lonpac’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise…
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a leading global life and health reinsurer, announced today that Ryan Krueger will join the company as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, effective January 5, 2026. Prior to joining RGA, Mr. Krueger spent over a decade at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette& Woods, where he was Managing Director, Equity Research of…
Avalon is now able to provide extensive coverage to hurricane-prone areas from Brownsville, TX through Newport News, Va., enabling property owners in Tier 1 coastal markets to access Avalon's proven risk-management program. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2025/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Avalon Risk Management, a leading provider of commercial property insurance, announced…
2025 DEC 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ UHC” by Linhda Nguyen Attorney of Record, representing Unitedhealth Group Incorporated. This application was made available to the public on November 25, 2025.
STAMFORD, Conn.& CARMEL, Ind.—- Hildene Capital Management, LLC, an $18+ billion credit-focused alternative asset manager, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SILAC, Inc., the parent company of SILAC Insurance Company, a leading provider of fixed and fixed indexed annuity products in the U.S. SILAC is headquartered in Carmel, IN and has…
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. announced today it is acquiring a 50% interest in Hildene Holding Company, LLC, the parent of Hildene Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates, a credit-focused asset manager with over $18 billion of assets under management for a broad range of clients in hedge fund, separately managed account, drawdown, securitization and…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. today announced the following leadership appointments across its non-insurance and insurance operations, as well as in corporate:. Adam M. Johnson, CEO of NetJets, has been appointed President of the Consumer Products, Service and Retailing businesses of Berkshire Hathaway, effective immediately, while continuing in his role at…
Florida is a high-risk insurance state when it comes to hurricanes. In 1993, the Florida legislature created the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to serve as an additional source of reinsurance capacity for Florida insurers. Florida also has a state-run insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, which is the insurer of last resort for…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb+” of Aseguradora Agricola Comercial, S.A.. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. ACSA was founded in 1973 and is a leading insurance company in El Salvador.
The December issue of Best’ s Review presents coverage of the top auditors and actuaries, as well as industry trends:. “Top Audit and Actuarial Firms” presents exclusive rankings of independent accountants and third-party actuaries.“ New Actuarial Guideline To Affect Offshoring Life Reinsurance Disclosure” explores how auditors and actuaries are preparing…
The ratings also reflect a rating drag due to the company’ s association with its parent, Petroleos Mexicanos. Ikal is the captive reinsurer of PEMEX, Mexico’ s state-owned oil and gas company. A partially offsetting balance sheet strength factor is the captive’ s dependence on retrocession coverage, driven by the large policy limits it offers to PEMEX.
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Kansas City Life Insurance Company. At the same time, AM Best downgraded the FSR to B+ from B++ and the Long-Term ICR to“ bbb-” from“ bbb” of Grange Life Insurance Company. Concurrently, AM Best has revised the outlook to…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa-” of the pooled members of Selective Insurance Group. Additionally, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of“ a-” and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of the ultimate parent, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.. In addition, AM Best has assigned a Long-Term IR of“ a-” to…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++, the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb” and the Vietnam National Scale Rating of aaa.VN of Bao Minh Insurance Corporation. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings also factor in the neutral impact from BMI’ s majority owner, State Capital Investment Corporation, which is the sovereign…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of NEWGT Reinsurance Company, Ltd.. As of the financial year ending on 31 March 2025, the company showed somewhat elevated underwriting risks from significant premium growth during the period, and the company expects to maintain a similar level over the coming…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa” of Minnesota Life Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Securian Life Insurance Company, together referred to as Securian Financial Insurance Group. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A and the Long-Term ICR of“ a+” of Securian Casualty Company.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bb+” of Mongolian National Reinsurance JSC. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. Offsetting factors include its limited capital size, which was MNT 48.95 billion as of year-end 2024, under IFRS 17 accounting standard, as well as the inherent systemic risk…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of China Taiping Insurance Company Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect CTPI’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and…
