Best’s News & Research Service - November 06, 2025 04:18 PM (EST)
AM Best Assigns Indicative Issue Credit Ratings to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- November 06, 2025 04:18 PM (EST)
//BestWire// - AM Best has assigned indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) to senior unsecured issues, “bbb+” (Good) to subordinated issues, and “bbb” (Good) to preferred stock to the recently filed shelf registration of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada) [TSX:FFH]. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn the ratings on the previous shelf registrations, which expired. The existing ratings of Fairfax and its insurance subsidiaries are unchanged.
The assigned ratings for securities that may be issued under the shelf registration statement are consistent with the current ratings of Fairfax’s outstanding securities. The new base shelf prospectus replaces Fairfax’s previous shelf registration, which was set to expire on Nov. 11, 2025. Since Fairfax qualifies as a “Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” in Canada, regulations do not impose a limit on the aggregate principal amount of securities that may be issued under this shelf registration. The company’s financial leverage and coverage ratios are within AM Best’s guidelines for Fairfax’s current ratings and are expected to remain so over the near term.
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