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Subsidiaries Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company and Shield Indemnity Both Rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best with Revised Financial Size Category of VII ($50 Million to $100 Million)

Universal Shield Insurance Group (Universal Shield) is pleased to announce that on January 26, 2022, A.M. Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-“ (Excellent) to Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (UFCIC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shield Indemnity, Inc. (Shield). A.M. Best assigned both ratings a stable outlook.

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) to Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (UFCIC) (headquartered in Waterford, MI) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shield Indemnity Incorporated (Shield) (Dublin, OH). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect the execution of an intercompany pooling agreement between UFCIC and Shield. These companies are collectively referred to as Universal Shield Insurance Group (USIG).