Business Wire·Aug 13, 2015, 11:19 AM ET

A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to AmTrust Captive Solutions Limited

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to AmTrust Captive Solutions Limited (ACS) (Luxembourg). The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.

The ratings reflect the explicit support provided by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc’s (AFSI) [NASDAQ:AFSI] Bermuda subsidiary, AmTrust International Insurance, Ltd. (AIIL), in the form of an intercompany quota share agreement that will be executed following regulatory approval. The ratings of AFSI have been extended to ACS as a result of the aforementioned quota share agreement. All remaining ratings of AFSI and its subsidiaries are unchanged. (Please see A.M. Best’s press release dated May 29, 2015 for further information.)

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