A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of Texas-based United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and its property/casualty and life/health subsidiaries. Best also affirmed the debt rating of …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of the Progressive Agency Pool, Progressive Direct Pool and Progressive Commercial Auto Group (collectively known as Progressive) and their respective …
Fitch Ratings Has affirmed today the following International and National ratings assigned to Sul America S.A. (Sasa), the holding company of Sul America Seguros (SAS): –Foreign and Local Currency Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BB+’; –Foreign and Local Currency …
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Delaware-based Clarendon Insurance Group and its members. The ratings action affects the following companies …
Heavy rains and flooding in Australia’s key coal-producing Queensland state have impacted mining operations and brought parts of the coal infrastructure, including rail and ports, to a standstill, operators said on Wednesday. Dalrymple Bay Coal terminal and Gladstone Ports, two …
Traffic deaths in Kentucky are on pace to be the lowest this year since at least the early 1990s. As of last Wednesday, there were 739 traffic fatalities in Kentucky, according to the state highway safety office’s web site. That’s …
The resistance by one community in Michigan’s rural Thumb to a couple’s plans to renovate the Lake Huron shoreline cottage has led to an $860,000 federal court damage award against the township. The $100,000 limit on Worth Township’s liability insurance …
New Jersey will begin a new effort next year to try to improve on a grim reality: Motor vehicle accidents remain the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults, the age group least likely to wear seat belts. …
Connecticut public safety officials say nearly 28,000 violations were recorded during the first four months of a crackdown on unsafe trucking. The stepped-up enforcement started in August after several highway crashes involving tractor-trailers, dump trucks and other big rigs. Gov. …
A newspaper reporter is suing a Maine ski area two years after breaking her back while riding inside a giant ball down a ski trail for a story. Rebekah Metzler, of Brunswick, worked for the Sun Journal of Lewiston in …