A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Insurance Corporation of America Due to Legal Entity Merger

A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of B- (Fair) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bb-” and assigned a category NR-5 (Not Formally Followed) to the FSR and an “nr” to the ICR of Insurance Corporation of America (ICA).

These rating actions follow the recent merger of ICA with and into its former affiliate, American Physicians Assurance Corporation (American Physicians). In conjunction with the merger, the corporate existence of ICA was dissolved effective September 1, 2009.

All of the above companies are insurance subsidiaries of American Physicians Capital, Inc. [NASDAQ: ACAP] and are located in East Lansing, MI. The ratings of American Physicians’ and American Physicians Capital, Inc. are unaffected by this transaction.

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