AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive, Affirms Credit Ratings of Armour Secure Insurance S.A. de C.V.

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aa-.MX” (Superior) of Armour Secure Insurance S.A. de C.V. (Armour) (Mexico City, Mexico).

These Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect Armour’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its strong operating performance, limited business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM).

The revision of the outlooks to positive reflects AM Best’s expectation that the improvements in the communication between the holding company, Trebuchet Group Holdings Limited, and Armour’s management will continue, in line with more transparency and willingness to provide information to AM Best. It is also expected that Armour will maintain its current balance sheet strength assessment level, which is supported by risk-adjusted capitalization at the strongest level, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), while it maintains a strong level of operating performance.

The strong balance sheet strength assessment reflects Armour’s capital base, which has been consistently strengthened through the reinvestment of earnings. Armour has been able to sustain a profitable operation through its underwriting results, consistently reporting premium sufficiency that has benefited from efficiencies in management expenses in the last few years. Armour’s bottom-line results are reinforced by investment income, which follows a conservative approach allocating its portfolio to Mexican fixed income securities.

Armour is the leader in Mexico’s title insurance market, holding over 70% of market share as of December 2024 with only one competitor. The company’s business profile is limited due to its concentration in a niche market.

Positive rating actions could take place if, in AM Best’s view, Armour and its holding company keep improving communication, demonstrating transparency and efficiency in information and its ERM processes. Negative rating actions could take place if the company’s risk-adjusted capitalization weakens due to significant cash withdrawals or excessive premium growth. Negative rating actions could also take place if operating performance deteriorates to metrics no longer supportive of its current assessment.

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