A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
The ratings reflect Meiji Yasuda’s balance sheet strength, which
The company’s capital requirements, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), continue to be driven by asset risk, due to its sizeable investment assets relative to its capital and surplus. Also, the company maintains a modest gap between asset and liability durations. Meiji Yasuda’s financial leverage remains adequate for the current ratings.
Meiji Yasuda reports a stabilized trend in premium income in terms of annualized premium equivalent in the past three years, owing to the company’s effort to control sales of single-premium products. The company reports a moderate level of volatility in its operating results, which are susceptible to financial market conditions.
As the third-largest life insurer in
Meiji Yasuda is well-positioned at its current rating level. Negative rating actions could occur if there is material deterioration in its risk-adjusted capitalization due to substantial investment losses, or if it experiences sustained deterioration in its operating performance.
Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.
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