OLDWICK, N.J. - (Business Wire) A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte. Ltd. (ACR) (Singapore), ACR ReTakaful SEA Berhad (ACR ReTakaful SEA) (Malaysia) and ACR ReTakaful MEA B.S.C. (c) (ACR ReTakaful MEA) (Bahrain). A.M. Best also has affirmed the ICR of “bbb-” of ACR ReTakaful Holdings Limited (United Arab Emirates). The outlook for these ratings is stable. Concurrently, A.M. Best has assigned an ICR of “bbb-” to ACR Capital Holdings Pte, Ltd. (Singapore). The outlook assigned to this rating is stable.
These rating actions reflect ACR, ACR ReTakaful SEA and ACR ReTakaful MEA’s solid capitalization and strong risk management capabilities. A.M. Best also acknowledges ACR’s prudent reserving practice.
As demonstrated by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, ACR, ACR ReTakaful SEA and ACR ReTakaful MEA’s risk-adjusted capitalization levels are adequate to support their forecasted premium growth.
ACR recorded a relatively high combined ratio driven by volatility in a growing book of business for a young company. If this trend continues, it could slow down the surplus growth and exert pressure on the company’s risk-adjusted capitalization.
Given the start-up status of ACR ReTakaful MEA and ACR ReTakaful SEA, the underwriting performance of these two companies remains to be seen. A.M. Best will closely monitor ACR, ACR ReTakaful SEA and ACR ReTakaful MEA’s overall profitability trends in the coming years.
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