AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of CopperPoint Insurance Company and Its Subsidiaries Following Announced Acquisition of United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company
AM Best has commented that the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of CopperPoint Insurance Company (CopperPoint) (Phoenix, AZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries remain unchanged following the recent announcement of a transaction to acquire United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company (UCS) (Omaha, NE). On May 18, 2026, Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE:BOC) announced that it has entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (SPA) to sell UCS, its surety insurance business, which is operated by General Indemnity Group, LLC (GIG), to CopperPoint. The transaction is structured as an all-cash transaction under which CopperPoint will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of GIG.
GIG operates its surety insurance business through its two wholly owned subsidiaries: UCS and surety placement platform, BOSS Bonds. In addition, the acquisition includes SuretyBonds.Market, a proprietary technology platform developed by GIG. The transaction is expected to close prior to year-end 2026, pending receipt of required regulatory approvals, including approvals by the Nebraska Department of Insurance and the fulfillment of other customary closing conditions. CopperPoint is a specialty insurance company with expertise in workers’ compensation and an expanding multiline property/casualty offering.
