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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON - OCTOBER 15, 2021 09:30 AM (EDT)
AM Best has maintained the under review with negative implications status for the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Humboldt Re Limited (Humboldt Re) (Guernsey). Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn the Credit Ratings (ratings) as the company has requested to no longer participate in AM Best’s interactive rating process.
Humboldt Re’s shareholders signed a sale purchase agreement in August 2021 to sell the company to a run-off specialist. The under review with negative implications status reflects AM Best’s uncertainty regarding the impact that the pending change in ownership will have on the company’s prospective financial strength. Further terms of the sale remain confidential.
Since Humboldt Re entered run off in December 2020, its underwriting exposures have reduced significantly and risk-adjusted capitalisation has increased. The company produced a small loss in the first half of 2021.
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