A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Zurich Insurance Company Limited and Its Main Rated Affiliates
At the same time,
The ratings of ZIC and its main rated affiliates reflect the group’s excellent competitive position in
The weak technical performance of the
For the first nine months of 2016, the GI segment produced a combined ratio of 98.4% relative to the 101.9% and 103.6% reported for the comparable period and full year of 2015, respectively. Early improvements arising from management’s turnaround actions were apparent, with the overall attritional loss ratio improving to 65.9% (first nine months of 2015: 66.6%). Additionally, technical results benefited from favourable prior-year reserve developments and a lower frequency of large and catastrophe losses that affected earnings in the previous year. Nonetheless, further actions are required within the GI segment to restore its profitability, particularly for the Global Corporate account.
In
Zurich also is expected to focus on reducing its earnings volatility through the tactical rebalancing of its insurance portfolio, optimisation of its reinsurance programme and the de-risking of its investment asset allocation.
The FSR of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term ICRs of “aa-” have been affirmed for
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Zurich Insurance Plc -
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland -
Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company -
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company -
Universal Underwriters Insurance Company -
American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company -
American Zurich Insurance Company -
Universal Underwriters of Texas Insurance Company -
Steadfast Insurance Company -
Zurich American Insurance Company -
Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois -
Colonial American Casualty & Surety Company -
Rural Community Insurance Company
This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on A.M. Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see A.M. Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Understanding Best’s Credit Ratings.
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