A.M. Best has announced that it has been registered as a credit rating agency (CRA) by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to provide ratings through its new subsidiary, A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V., based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

A.M. Best's London-based subsidiary, A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited, is at present registered with ESMA in Paris, which allows it to provide rating services throughout the European Union (EU) on a cross-border basis. The new registration of its office in Amsterdam, with effect from 3 December 2018, will enable A.M. Best to continue to provide ratings to be used for regulatory purposes post-Brexit across the EU member nations.