About AM Best
A global credit rating agency, news publisher, and data analytics provider specializing strictly in the insurance industry. Its financial strength ratings (FSR) serve as the benchmark standard for evaluating the creditworthiness and stability of risk carriers globally.
Latest News & Analysis
AM Best reports higher number of rating upgrades among US life and health insurers
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has reported a stronger balance of rating actions among US life/annuity and health insurers during the first half of 2026, with upgrades outnumbering downgrades by two to one compared with the same period a year earlier. In its latest Best’s Special Report, More Upgrades, Fewer Downgrades for L/H Insurers […] The post AM Best reports higher number of rating upgrades among US life and health insurers appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws.
AM Best downgrades SanlamAllianz Re ratings amid review of governance and capital position
AM Best, the global credit rating agency focused on the insurance sector, has lowered the Financial Strength Rating of SanlamAllianz Re Ltd (SAZ Re), the Mauritius-based reinsurance company, to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent). The agency has also reduced SAZ Re’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent). At the same time, […] The post AM Best downgrades SanlamAllianz Re ratings amid review of governance and capital position appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws.
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Minnesota’s RAM Mutual Insurance
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of RAM Mutual Insurance Company (RAM) based in Esko, Minnesota. The Credit …
National Comp 2026: Workplace Wearables, Opportunities and Best Practices
Wearables offer real-time hazard detection and ergonomic insights, but employers must weigh privacy concerns, employee buy-in, and the role these tools should play in decision-making. The post National Comp 2026: Workplace Wearables, Opportunities and Best Practices appeared first on Risk & Insurance.