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AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Element Insurance Company

BY Business Wire | CORPORATE | 01/07/26 05:21 PM EST

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb-? (Good) of Element Insurance Company (Element) (West Chester, OH). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn these ratings as the company has requested to no longer participate in AM Best?s interactive rating process.

The ratings reflect Element?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as adequate, as well as its adequate operating performance, very limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).

The stable outlooks reflect AM Best?s expectation that Element will continue to maintain capitalization metrics in line with the adequate balance sheet strength assessment, supported by its strongest level of risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best?s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), while generating surplus organically through profitable operating performance over the intermediate term.

AM Best assesses Element?s business profile as very limited, reflecting its geographic and products concentrations in Ohio and Indiana and limited product offerings. Element?s ERM is deemed appropriate and commensurate with the complexity of the business and risk profile. Element does not utilize reinsurance.

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best?s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best?s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best?s Credit Ratings, Best?s Performance Assessments, Best?s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best?s Ratings & Assessments.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Source: AM Best

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