Asset sales punish carriers in AM Best rankings

Insurers that sold assets such as AIG and Assurant moved down
the rankings of North American non-life, non-health carriers based
on total revenue and compiled by AM Best, while a few, including
National General and Mercury General rose as their sales
expanded.
Berkshire Hathaway retained its overall No. 1 ranking of North
American insurers by revenue, but most of the company's
$223.6bn total comes from operations other than insurance. The
company's (re)insurance units include General Re, Geico a