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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Nacional de Seguros S.A. Compa??a de Seguros Generales

BY Business Wire | CORPORATE | 01:35 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb? (Good) of Nacional de Seguros S.A. Compa??a de Seguros Generales (Nacional de Seguros) (Bogota, Colombia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

The ratings reflect Nacional de Seguros? 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.

The ratings also reflect the company?s strongest level of risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best?s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), and the profitability Nacional de Seguros has achieved during its track record. Partially offsetting these positive rating factors is the size of the company, which limits business diversification given the inherent concentration risk, and its high dependence on reinsurance.

Nacional de Seguros began operations in 2014 after acquiring Ecoseguros S.A., a company in voluntary liquidation, with fulfillment and liability insurance licenses granted by the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. Nacional de Seguros had less than a 2% market share in Colombia?s property/casualty segment, as of December 2025, and is the fourth-largest company in the fulfillment insurance sector with an 9.3% market share.

Nacional de Seguros? risk-adjusted capitalization stands at the strongest level, as measured by BCAR, and is supported by a comprehensive reinsurance program and its consistent historical profitability. Credit risk, driven by reinsurance recoverables, is the main factor that could impact the company?s BCAR assessment.

The company?s business operations are focused exclusively on Colombia: 75% of premiums are generated in Bogota; 15% from Medellin; and 5% from other cities.

Despite reporting fluctuations in gross premium, the company has maintained a steady retention level, and constant profitability. Nacional de Seguros? underwriting metrics are characterized by contained loss ratios, and negative acquisition cost ratios due to its high ceding profile. The company?s investment income has exhibited a stable trend in the past few years, moderately supporting Nacional de Seguros? income generation.

As of 2026, Nacional de Seguros is setting up a small operation focused exclusively on the surety business in Peru; AM Best will continue monitoring to ensure its development and capital requirements do not affect Nacional de Seguros? business in Colombia.

Negative rating actions could occur as a result of material changes in operating performance trends, either as a result of losses or implementation risk of the business strategy, or if adverse development of the underwriting portfolio or significant dividends erode the company`s capital base and reduce risk-adjusted capitalization to a level that no longer supports the ratings. Although unlikely, positive rating actions could result from a successful consolidation of the company?s business strategy, supported by prudent growth and underwriting practices.

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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