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AM Best affirms credit ratings of Highmark Inc. and most subsidiaries; upgrades credit ratings of Highmark Casualty Insurance Company
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of Highmark Inc. (Highmark) (Camp Hill, PA) and its life/health (L/H) subsidiaries, collectively known as Highmark Inc. Group.
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AM Best affirms credit rating of reopened W. R. Berkley Corporation’s senior unsecured notes
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “a-” on the $470 million 4% senior unsecured notes, due May 2050, issued by W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) (Greenwich, CT) [NYSE:WRB]. The company has announced it will
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