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AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of North American Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of North American Insurance Company (Oklahoma City, OK). At the time of the withdrawal, the outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) was stable.

The withdrawal of the ratings is the result of the sale of North American Insurance Company to Knighthead Holdings Ltd (Caymana Bay, Cayman Islands), which has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Insurance.

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 specializing 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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Joni Cerbone
Senior Financial Analyst
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Associate Director, Public Relations
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Rosemarie Mirabella
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al.slavin@ambest.com

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