Best’s News & Research Service - March 31, 2022 10:51 AM (EDT)
AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Tokio Marine Canada Ltd.
- March 31, 2022 10:51 AM (EDT)
Oldwick //BestWire// - AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Tokio Marine Canada Ltd. (TMC) (Toronto, ON). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings reflect TMC’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).
The very strong balance sheet assessment reflects TMC’s strongest level of risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), with an initial capitalization of CAD 75 million provided by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Risk-adjusted capitalization is expected to stay within the strongest category over the next several years, with additional positive rating factors that include financial flexibility, quality of assets and conservative investment portfolio. AM Best considers the execution risks related to a startup entity as a negative rating factor.
AM Best assesses the company’s operating performance as adequate based on TMC’s projections. AM Best views the company’s business profile as limited given that TMC is a startup entity. TMC’s ERM capabilities benefit from overall framework developed at the ultimate parent level.
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