NEWS ARTICLE

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November 6, 2026

AM Best Affirms Ratings for Umialik, Member of the Western National Insurance Group

(Anchorage, Alaska) Umialik Insurance Company and the Western National Insurance Group announced today that AM Best Company has affirmed the Group’s “A+” (Superior) financial strength rating.

“We are proud to once again be recognized by AM Best for our Group’s long-term performance and stability,” said Rick Long, President and CEO of Western National Insurance Group. “These ratings reflect the strength of our business plan and the outstanding efforts of our employees and agency partners, whose collaboration helps us serve our policyholders with the quality they deserve.”

Founded in 1899, AM Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the insurance industry. The company is the world’s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source.

Umialik Insurance Company, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, has served the property-and-casualty insurance needs of Alaskans since 1981. Umialik is a member of Western National Insurance Group, a super-regional group of property-and-casualty insurance companies providing personal and commercial coverage in 20 states across the Midwestern and Northern U.S. as well as in Alaska; and surety bonds in 43 states. Together, the affiliated Group writes over $1.3 billion in personal and commercial direct premium through five active insurance companies — Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Western National Assurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, and American Freedom Insurance Company — and through one affiliate, Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company. All of the companies’ products are sold exclusively through professional Independent Insurance Agents.

For further information, please contact:

Steve Norman, CPCU, M.A., AIT
Senior Vice President – Communications & Customer Experience
(952) 921-5680 or (800) 862-6070 Ext. 7680
steven.norman@wnins.com