A.M. Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Southern Guaranty Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--()--A.M. Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of Southern Guaranty Insurance Company (SGIC) (Sun Prairie, WI).

SGIC, previously a subsidiary of General Casualty Company of Wisconsin and ultimately QBE Insurance Group Limited, was sold as a clean shell to Premier Servicing, LLC on Mar. 1, 2017. A final rating update will not be completed as the sale has resulted in A.M. Best withdrawing the Credit Ratings.

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on A.M. 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 A.M. Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Understanding Best’s Credit Ratings. For information on the proper media use of Best’s Credit Ratings and A.M. Best press releases, please view Guide for Media - Proper Use of Best’s Credit Ratings and A.M. Best Rating Action Press Releases.

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Contacts

A.M. Best
Dan Teclaw, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5394
Senior Financial Analyst
dan.teclaw@ambest.com
or
Gary Davis, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5665
Director
gary.davis@ambest.com
or
Christopher Sharkey, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5159
Manager, Public Relations
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com
or
Jim Peavy, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5644
Director, Public Relations
james.peavy@ambest.com

Contacts

A.M. Best
Dan Teclaw, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5394
Senior Financial Analyst
dan.teclaw@ambest.com
or
Gary Davis, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5665
Director
gary.davis@ambest.com
or
Christopher Sharkey, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5159
Manager, Public Relations
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com
or
Jim Peavy, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5644
Director, Public Relations
james.peavy@ambest.com