AM Best affirms ‘A’ Rating for Transmonde Services

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” of Bermuda-registered Transmonde Services Insurance Company. The outlook of these ratings is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn these ratings as the company has requested to no longer participate in AM Best’s interactive rating process.

The ratings reflect Transmonde’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.

Partially offsetting these rating factors are Transmonde’s high retentions and concentration in liability lines with significant loss severity potential, although the company has experienced historically favourable loss experience. Additional offsetting factors include the company’s limited market profile as a single-parent captive that derives all its business from its parent company SGS, a publicly traded Swiss company. 

Transmonde provides professional, property, cyber, general and pollution liability coverages to SGS’ subsidiaries. According to ASM Best Transmonde has maintained very conservative underwriting leverage ratios, as surplus has remained strong to support its business volumes. Historically, surplus growth is the result of retained earnings from highly profitable operating results driven by excellent underwriting performance. 

AM Best added that Transmonde has a history of conservatively distributing excess capital back to SGS. The company has posted low loss and loss adjustment ratios, which reflect SGS’ robust and effective risk management. Its relatively high per-occurrence retentions are mitigated by significant deductibles and conservative reserving practices.

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