AM Best reports higher number of rating upgrades among US life and health insurers
Oct 5th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source
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.
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