Beazley Bermuda Insurance Limited (BBIL), the London-domiciled specialist insurer and reinsurer’s new Bermuda entity, has been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) by credit ratings agency AM Best.The outlook assigned to these ratings is stable. The ratings align with AM Best’s assignment of a Preliminary Credit Assessment (PCA) to BBIL in January 2026.Following the recent reports that Zurich Insurance Group’s offer to acquire Beazley ...

CFO Ghislain Houle said reported diluted EPS grew 12% year-over-year in Q4, while adjusted EPS rose 14%. He attributed the adjusted results to two notable items: a CAD 34 million pre-tax charge related to a workforce reduction program discussed on the prior quarter’s call and CAD 15 million in advisory fees tied to industry consolidation matters.Robinson also emphasized efficiency gains, with the fourth-quarter operating ratio at 60.1%—the company’s best quarterly operating ratio of the year and an improvem ...