AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of China Merchants Insurance Company Limited

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of China Merchants Insurance Company Limited (CMI) (Hong Kong). AM Best has withdrawn these Credit Ratings (ratings) as the company has requested to no longer participate in AM Best’s interactive rating process, as CMI no longer directly engages in insurance underwriting. At the time of the withdrawal, the outlook of these ratings was stable.

On 30 December 2022, CMI transferred its general insurance business (including assets and liabilities related to the business) to CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited. Consequently, CMI will apply to the Hong Kong Insurance Authority for withdrawal of authorisation to carry on general insurance business in the third quarter of 2023.

AM Best’s procedure is for a final rating opinion to be produced in conjunction with a rating withdrawal. However, given that CMI’s balance sheet does not contain any insurance assets or liabilities, AM Best was unable to produce a final rating opinion.

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