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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Zurich Insurance plc

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” (Superior) to Zurich Insurance plc (ZIP) (Ireland), a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) (Switzerland). The outlook assigned to the FSR is stable while the outlook assigned to the Long-Term ICR is positive.

The ratings factor in ZIP’s strategic importance to and strong integration with the Zurich group, and reflect Zurich’s consolidated balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, very favourable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.

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 specialising 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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Valeria Ermakova
Associate Director, Analytics
+44 20 7397 6269
valeria.ermakova@ambest.com

Ghislain Le Cam, CFA, FRM
Director, Analytics
+44 20 7397 6268
ghislain.lecam@ambest.com

Christopher Sharkey
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christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
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+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Valeria Ermakova
Associate Director, Analytics
+44 20 7397 6269
valeria.ermakova@ambest.com

Ghislain Le Cam, CFA, FRM
Director, Analytics
+44 20 7397 6268
ghislain.lecam@ambest.com

Christopher Sharkey
Manager, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5098
al.slavin@ambest.com

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