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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Atradius Seguros de Crédito, S.A.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent), the Long-Term Issuer Credit rating of “a+” (Excellent) and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aaa.MX” (Exceptional) of Atradius Seguros de Crédito, S.A. (Atradius México) (Mexico City, Mexico). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

The ratings reflect Atradius México’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).

The ratings also reflect Atradius México’s strategic importance to the overall Atradius group, given its leading position within Mexico’s credit insurance segment, its importance as a gateway to Latin America’s insurance markets, good financial flexibility derived from its strong capitalization, supportive reinsurance provided by the group and its seasoned management team. These positive rating factors are offset partially by the intrinsic volatility in the credit insurance market.

Atradius México benefits from its integration within the Atradius group, which allows it to leverage operations on the same practices and procedures, reinsurance, draft facilities and underwriting selection. In addition, its ERM practices show a high level of integration to its immediate parent, Atradius N.V.

Atradius México offers credit insurance in its domestic market and was ranked as Mexico’s largest credit insurer in 2024, holding 37% of the market share.

Atradius México’s operating performance remained strong in 2024 due to its sound underwriting and expense control practices to face challenging market conditions, which are reflected in a return on equity of 9%. AM Best expects Atradius México’s profitability to continue and rely on its solid operating practices and consistent financial product, despite headwinds resulting from a one-off large claim event that pressured bottom-line results in 2024.

AM Best considers Atradius México’s risk-adjusted capitalization to be at the strongest level, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR). The company maintains significant financial flexibility as its investment portfolio is concentrated in short-term fixed-income instruments, with a portion designed to match currencies in U.S. dollars. The Atradius group further demonstrates its support to Atradius México through a reinsurance program placed with Atradius Crédito y Caución, S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros (a group entity merged with Atradius Reinsurance Designated Activity Company, Atradius México’s previous reinsurer).

If there are positive rating actions taken on the main operating subsidiaries of Atradius N.V., as a result of a change in the key rating fundamentals of Atradius N.V.’s parent company, Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A., Atradius México’s ratings likely would move in tandem. Likewise, if there are negative rating actions taken on the Atradius group, because of a sustained decline in operating performance or a sustained and material deterioration in Atradius N.V.’s consolidated risk-adjusted capitalization, Atradius México’s ratings would mirror those same rating actions.

A change in AM Best’s perception regarding the actual or perceived level of strategic importance of Atradius México to the Atradius group of companies also could impact the company’s ratings.

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.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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