AM Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.; Affirms Issue Credit Ratings on Debt Issuances

Sompo International Holdings Ltd.—
-- “a-” (Excellent) on $335 million 7% senior unsecured notes, due 2034 (issued by Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and guaranteed by Sompo International Holdings Ltd.)
-- “a-” (Excellent) on $300 million 4.7% senior unsecured notes, due 2022 (issued by Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and guaranteed by Sompo International Holdings Ltd.)

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NEW JERSEY, EUROPE, UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA, LONDON, BERMUDA, PEMBROKE, SINGAPORE
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  • AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (SIH) (Pembroke, Bermuda) from a (Excellent) to a- (Excellent).
  • The downgrade is to harmonize the intermediate holding company Credit Ratings (ratings) of SIH with the Financial Strength Ratings of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (The ratings of the insurance operating companies of SIH.
  • Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IRs) of a- (Excellent), which are guaranteed by SIH.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings .


AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (SIH) (Pembroke, Bermuda) from “a” (Excellent) to “a-” (Excellent). The downgrade is to harmonize the intermediate holding company Credit Ratings (ratings) of SIH with the Financial Strength Ratings of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (The ratings of the insurance operating companies of SIH. remain unchanged. Please see related press release dated Sept. 16, 2022.)

Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IRs) of “a-” (Excellent), which are guaranteed by SIH. The outlook of these ratings is stable.

The following Long-Term IRs have been affirmed with stable outlooks:

Sompo International Holdings Ltd.—

-- “a-” (Excellent) on $335 million 7% senior unsecured notes, due 2034 (issued by Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and guaranteed by Sompo International Holdings Ltd.)

-- “a-” (Excellent) on $300 million 4.7% senior unsecured notes, due 2022 (issued by Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and guaranteed by Sompo International Holdings Ltd.)

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM 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 AM Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments.

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