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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OLDWICK - OCTOBER 07, 2022 11:27 AM (EDT)
AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A. (IRB) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) [B3: IRBR3]. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is negative.
The ratings reflect IRB’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
Following the successful completion of the recapitalization stock offer announced on Sept. 1, 2022, which restored IRB’s capital position, its ratings were removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed, and the rating outlooks were assigned as negative. The negative outlooks point to IRB’s continued adverse operating performance, caused by unfavorable underwriting activities which, in turn, stem from IRB’s legacy business put in run-off and a shock loss from its agricultural line of business. AM Best will continue to monitor IRB’s management actions closely to revert operating performance trends and their effects on the company’s risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR).
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