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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Allianz México, S.A., Compañía de Seguros
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa” (Superior), and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aaa.MX” (Exceptional) of Allianz ...
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Source: BestWire

AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Ratings to The Progressive Corporation’s Senior Unsecured Notes
AM Best has assigned Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of “a” (Excellent) to the $500 million, 4.60% senior unsecured notes, due 2031, and $1 billion, 5.15% senior unsecured notes, due ...
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Resseguros Brasil S.A.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa” (Superior) of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Resseguros Brasil S.A. (AGCS Re ...
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Source: BestWire

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Allianz SE and Its Rated Subsidiaries
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa” (Superior) of Allianz SE (Allianz) (Germany) and its rated ...
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AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Pinnacle Consortium of Higher Education, A Vermont Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Pinnacle Consortium of ...
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AM Best: Five US Life/Health Companies, One US Property/Casualty Company Impaired in 2024
Joseph Roethel, director, AM Best, discusses two Best's Special Reports, which found no catastrophe-driven property/casualty impairments following three years of elevated storm losses, while recent ...
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Perils Pegs French Windstorm Nils Loss at $674.5 Million
Perils AG estimates insured losses from European Windstorm Nils at €586 million ($674.5 million). The initial loss estimate for Nils, also known as Ulrike, is based on loss data collected from ...
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AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Bell United Insurance Company
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Bell ...
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AM Best: First Look – 2025 US Property/Casualty Financial Results
David Blades, associate director, AM Best, discusses a new Best's Special Report, which finds muted insured catastrophe losses during the second half of 2025 significantly benefited net underwriting ...
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “aa” (Superior) of The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada ...
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AM Best to Moderate Panels Focused on MGAs, AI Governance at InsurTech America Symposium 2026
AM Best will participate on multiple panel discussions at the InsurTech America Symposium, which will be held April 13-14, 2026, at the Hartford Marriott Downtown in Hartford, CT. Sridhar Manyem, ...
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Intact Financial COO: AI Advancements Likely to Yield $362.5 Million in Recurring Annual Benefits
Intact Financial Corp. wants to reap C$500 million ($362.5 million) in annual recurring benefits from artificial intelligence by 2030, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Barbeau said at the National ...
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Markel International Appoints Senior Underwriter, Energy
Markel International, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., appointed Camilla Roughan, senior underwriter, energy, effective immediately. In her new role, Roughan will underwrite ...
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Totalis Program Underwriters Acquires MGA ShoreOne
Totalis Program Underwriters has acquired ShoreOne Insurance Managers Inc, a specialist managing general agent that specializes in offering one policy that encompasses both traditional homeowners' ...
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PICC Posts 2025 Profit on Auto Gains as Other Lines See Underwriting Losses
China's PICC Property & Casualty Group reported higher 2025 net income on motor vehicle gains as liability, agriculture and commercial property reported underwriting losses. "We pursued steady ...
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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Seguros Universal, S.A.
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) to Seguros Universal, S.A. (Seguros Universal) (Santo ...
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People Moves: Marsh Risk Names Zafiriadis to Lead New Service Delivery Practice
Marsh names Zafiriadis Leader of new Service Delivery Practice, US and Canada, Marsh Risk Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Katrina Zafiriadis as leader of its newly established service delivery practice (SDP), U.S. and Canada, Marsh Risk. Based in …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Medical Journal Lancet Retracts 49-Year-Old Baby Powder Paper Over J&J Breach
The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, retracted a nearly five-decade-old paper extolling the safety of talc, the main ingredient in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic baby powder that fueled tens of thousands of lawsuits against the company after …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Lawsuit Alleges Microbetting Product by DraftKings, FanDuel, NFL Leads to Addiction
Major online betting platforms and the National Football League (NFL) are facing a product liability lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging that their live in-game microbetting product is an “inherently dangerous product designed to maximize betting behavior that leads to addiction.” The …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Meta Funds Seven Gas Plants for Biggest Data Center
Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data center, increasing its reliance on fossil fuels amid a fast-moving artificial intelligence race. The company reached a new agreement with …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Georgia Employers Fined for Repeat Silica Exposure for Workers
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines for two Georgia employers for failing to address safety violations that had exposed workers to noise and silica dust, which can cause severe respiratory illness. After a follow-up inspection, OSHA …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Georgia Tax Bill Would Take Billions in Breaks From Companies
Georgia wants to lower income taxes. Some of the world’s biggest companies are standing in the way. A state Senate bill that would all but exempt many lower- and middle-income earners from state income tax is stalling in the Georgia …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

The Scope of Damage From Hawaii’s Floods Becomes Clearer
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud. Authorities said hundreds of homes had been damaged, …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

US Senate Votes to Fund Most of Homeland Security After Shutdown Disrupts Airports
The US Senate passed legislation early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, forging a path to end a lengthy partial government shutdown that snarled airport security and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Trump Extends Deadline for Striking Iran’s Energy Plants Into April
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Tehran had earlier rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the fighting …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Iran Built Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into Targeting Tool
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat
The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised the possibility of extending barriers to global shipping during the ongoing war. The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration issued …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin soon, a move that may help revive flows of much of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Bessent’s predictions, delivered …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals Global Wake-Up Call for Renewable Energy
The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy. Fighting has all but halted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Odey Allegedly Told Staffer He Could ‘Attack’ Her After Alcohol-Fueled Lunch
Ex-hedge fund boss Crispin Odey cornered a female receptionist after an alcohol-fueled lunch and told her “I could attack you now,” according to a diary entry by the staffer revealed at a London court on Tuesday. When she verbally resisted …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Depreciation on ACV is OK, Court Says in Knocking Down Class Action vs. Cincinnati
A property insurer is on solid ground in applying depreciation to actual cash value, as long as the policy makes that plan clear, a federal appeals court said in shooting down a proposed class-action lawsuit against Cincinnati Casualty Co. The …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

RFK Allies Petition to Add More Than 300 Injuries to US Vaccine Injury Table
An anti-vaccine group aligned with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is petitioning him to vastly broaden a federal list to include more than 300 injuries it says are linked to immunizations, and has threatened to sue if he …
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

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