GUARD Insurance Group, a workers' compensation specialist based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and its subsidiaries -- AmGUARD, EastGUARD, and NorGUARD -- received an A.M. Best rating upgrade to A- ("Excellent") with a "stable outlook" in December of 2002.
In developing the rationale for GUARD's rating upgrade, A.M. Best cites, "...the group's strong capitalization and historically profitable operating performance as well as the improving workers' compensation marketplace." Other considerations mentioned include GUARD's strong, local market presence, well-managed network of producers, gradua...
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