{"id":25374,"date":"2026-09-11T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=884837"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:38:02","slug":"am-best-revises-outlook-to-stable-for-farm-bureau-property-casualty-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/am-best-revises-outlook-to-stable-for-farm-bureau-property-casualty-group\/","title":{"rendered":"AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/opengraph\/ij-social-trends-1200x630.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/09\/11\/884837.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/09\/11\/884837.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of \u201ca\u201d (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company, both domiciled in West Des Moines, IA and collectively known as Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Group.<\/p>\n<p>The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Group\u2019s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"agribusiness,casualty,property,property-casualty,trends\" data-revive-companies=\"ambest,fbfs\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The revision of the rating outlooks to stable from negative reflects improvement in Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Group\u2019s operating performance metrics that have been sustained over more recent periods. Results began to trend more favorably beginning in the second half of 2024, following years 2022 and 2023, which were affected adversely by inflationary trends, severe weather-related losses and unfavorable loss reserve development.<\/p>\n<p>Improvement has been driven largely by a stronger emphasis on rate adequacy and numerous underwriting and strategy adjustments, including but not limited to deductible changes, stricter insurance-to-value and exposure management techniques, and loss mitigation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the combined ratio through year-end 2025 was in the sub-80s with sizable underwriting profits achieved, a trend of which has continued through results as of June 30, 2026. AM Best expects that over the near term, results will continue to stabilize and remain aligned with the adequate operating performance assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Farm Bureau Property &amp; Casualty Group\u2019s balance sheet strength assessment is strongest, reflective of its strongest overall level of risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best\u2019s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), as well as policyholders\u2019 surplus growth in a majority of the past 10 years, a conservative and high-quality investment portfolio, various sources of financial flexibility, and loss reserving trends that have improved from recent years. AM Best assesses the business profile as neutral, given the group\u2019s dominant market position as the largest farmowners writer in the nation with over $2 billion in policyholders\u2019 surplus.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the group\u2019s business concentration in only eight primary states creates susceptibility to potentially severe and frequent weather events, as well as regulatory, market, and event risks in its operating territory, AM Best said.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, AM Best assesses the group\u2019s ERM as appropriate, supported by a well-developed framework that aligns well with the risk profile and continues to mature and evolve with changing market conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/trends\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Trends<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/agribusiness\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Agribusiness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/property\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Property<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/company\/ambest\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">AM Best<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/property-casualty\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Property Casualty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/casualty\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Casualty<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"884837\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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