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Tower NZ still going strong

Tower NZ’s financial strength ratings have been affirmed at A-, defying the trend as the country sits knee deep in a recession.

Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed Tower Insurance’s rating, saying it reflects the group’s “improving operating performance and stable risk-adjusted capitalisation.

The company’s general insurance division posted a 20% increase for the year at $NZ14.8 million ($12.23 million) compared with last year.

Tower’s health and life insurance division received its first ever rating, also A-.