AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company’s New Surplus Notes

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) to the $70 million, 9% surplus notes, due December 2045, issued by Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) (Portland, ME). The outlook assigned to this Credit Rating (rating) is stable.

The surplus notes issuance is intended to strengthen the balance sheet and support MEMIC’s acquisition of the Dakota Group, which is expected to close in January 2026, pending regulatory approval. Following the surplus notes issuance, financial leverage at MEMIC will remain within AM Best’s guidelines. Interest coverage is expected to be adequate in the midterm.

The surplus notes are callable at par any time after 10 years from the issue date, in whole or in part, with 30 days prior notice and prior approval by the Maine Bureau of Insurance.

The Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of MEMIC and its subsidiaries remain unchanged.

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