New york: The Fortegra Group, Inc. ('Fortegra' or the 'Company'), a global specialty insurer and part of DB Insurance Co., Ltd., today announced that AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of its insurance subsidiaries to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to 'a' (Excellent) from 'a-' (Excellent). The outlook assigned to the ratings is stable, and AM Best removed the ratings from under review with positive implications. KBRA has also upgraded all of its ratings for the Company.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the upgrade applies across Fortegra's insurance platform. The property and casualty companies include Lyndon Southern Insurance Company, Insurance Company of the South, Response Indemnity Company of California, Blue Ridge Indemnity Company, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company and Fortegra Europe Insurance Company SE. The life and health companies include Life of the South Insurance Company, Bankers Life Insurance Company of Louisiana and Southern Financial Life Insurance Company. AM Best also upgraded Fortegra Belgium Insurance Company NV, Fortegra Insurance UK Ltd. and Fortegra Indemnity Insurance Company, Ltd.