{"id":17033,"date":"2026-06-05T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=860281bf8fba36f2b9e4dd3301825b0e"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:32:00","slug":"am-best-places-credit-ratings-of-guna-re-under-review-with-negative-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=17033","title":{"rendered":"AM Best Places Credit Ratings of GUNA Re Under Review With Negative Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#insurance<\/a>--AM Best <\/b>has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of \u201ca-\u201d (Excellent) of GUNA Re (Cayman Islands).<\/p><\/a><\/a>

This Credit Rating (rating) action reflects erosion in GUNA Re\u2019s capital position, which is a material deviation from the business plan provided by the company, and the uncertainty regarding the company\u2019s capital support.<\/p>

Based on the latest management account provided by GUNA Re as of 31 March 2026, sizeable capital erosion was reported related to accounting treatment issues arising from the novation process of an underwriting portfolio from existing entity, NEWGT Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (NEWGT) in Bermuda to GUNA Re, which is viewed as a NEWGT\u2019s re-domiciled entity established in Cayman Islands in February 2026. GUNA Re has taken remedial actions to improve its capital position, including suspending new business underwriting and seeking internal approval for capital support to replenish its capital from its parent, ITOCHU Corporation, which supported initial capitalisation for GUNA Re. Although AM Best views that GUNA Re will likely receive capital support given the company\u2019s strategic role as a captive company and new reinsurance hub for ITOCHU\u2019s insurance business, the amount and timeliness of financial support from the parent remains uncertain at the moment.<\/p>

The ratings will remain under review with negative implications pending increased visibility of the level and timeliness of financial support from the parent.<\/p>

AM Best remains the leading rating agency of alternative risk transfer entities, with more than 200 such vehicles rated throughout the world. For current Best\u2019s Credit Ratings and independent data on the captive and alternative risk transfer insurance market, please visit <\/b>www.ambest.com\/captive<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>

Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.<\/b><\/p>

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best\u2019s 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\u2019s <\/b>Recent Rating Activity<\/b><\/a> web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view <\/b>Guide to Best\u2019s Credit Ratings<\/b><\/a>. For information on the proper use of Best\u2019s Credit Ratings, Best\u2019s Performance Assessments, Best\u2019s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view <\/b>Guide to Proper Use of Best\u2019s Ratings & Assessments<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising 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 <\/b>www.ambest.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>

Copyright \u00a9 2026 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and\/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<\/b><\/p> Contacts<\/b>

Minji Cha<\/b>Financial Analyst<\/b>+852 2827 3424<\/b>minji.cha@ambest.com<\/a><\/p>

Charles Chiang<\/b>Senior Financial Analyst<\/b>+852 2827 3427<\/b>charles.chiang@ambest.com<\/a><\/p>

Christopher Sharkey<\/b>Associate Director, Public Relations<\/b>+1 908 882 2310<\/b>christopher.sharkey@ambest.com<\/a><\/p>

Al Slavin<\/b>Senior Public Relations Specialist<\/b>+1 908 882 2318<\/b>al.slavin@ambest.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#insurance–AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of \u201ca-\u201d (Excellent) of GUNA Re (Cayman Islands).This Credit Rating…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17034,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17033\/revisions\/17034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}