AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Topa Insurance Group Members Under Review With Developing Implications
- July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (EDT)
//BestWire// - AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Topa Insurance Company (Calabasas, CA) and its subsidiary, Dorchester Insurance Company, Ltd. (U.S. Virgin Islands). These companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Topa Equities, Ltd. and collectively referred to as Topa Insurance Group (Topa).
These Credit Rating actions follow Wintaai America Inc.’s (Wintaai) filing of a Form A with the California Department of Insurance on June 23, 2026, providing notice of its offer to acquire Topa. Wintaai is the majority owner of Southern Vanguard Insurance Company, a Texas-based property/casualty insurer; Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company, a Louisiana-based workers’ compensation insurer; and Loggerhead Holding Company, LLC, which owns a Florida-based attorney-in-fact. The developing implications reflect the evolving post-close integration plans. AM Best will continue to monitor this impending transaction and provide updates as conditions warrant.
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