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  A.M. BEST AFFIRMS RATINGS OF PROVIDENT INSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED

Monday 01/08/2016



SINGAPORE, Aug 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb” of Provident Insurance Corporation Limited (PICL) (New Zealand). The outlook for each rating remains stable.
 
The rating affirmations reflect PICL’s adequate risk-adjusted capitalization, resulting from the company’s moderate underwriting leverage and conservative investments. In addition, actual claims experience during the company’s first three years of operation has been largely consistent with its initial projections.
Partially offsetting these positive rating factors is the high expense ratio, stemming from a small premium base to cover its operating expenditures. Other offsetting rating factors include the company’s narrow product focus and increasing underwriting leverage.

While positive rating actions are unlikely in the near term, a material deviation from the company’s planned underwriting performance may trigger negative rating actions. Furthermore, the ratings may experience downward pressure if there is a material increase in asset risk that causes a significant decline in the company’s risk-adjusted capitalization.

Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication. 

This press release relates to rating(s) that have been published on A.M. 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 A.M. Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page.

A.M. Best is the world’s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.
Copyright © 2016 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 
 
Contacts
A.M. Best
Jason Shum, +65 6589 8400, ext. 217
Senior Financial Analyst
jason.shum@ambest.com
or
Moungmo Lee, +65 6589 8400, ext. 210
Managing Director, Analytics
moungmo.lee@ambest.com
or
Christopher Sharkey, +1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
Manager, Public Relations
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com
or
Jim Peavy, +1 908 439 2200, ext. 5644
Assistant Vice President, Public Relations
james.peavy@ambest.com
 
Source: A.M. Best
 
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