AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Prudential Financial, Inc. and Its Life/Health Subsidiaries

MAY 08, 2026 01:29 PM (EDT)

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Prudential Financial, Inc. and Its Life/Health Subsidiaries

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - MAY 08, 2026 01:29 PM (EDT)
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of "aa-" (Superior) of the life/health insurance subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) (Newark, NJ) [NYSE: PRU], collectively referred to as Prudential. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of "a-" (Excellent) of PFI and all Long- and Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR; Short-Term IR) of the group. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. (Please see below for a detailed listing of the companies and ratings.)

The ratings reflect Prudential's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, very favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).

While the ratings were affirmed recently on Feb. 6, 2026, these rating affirmations reflect a reassessment of Prudential's ERM to appropriate from very strong. The change was driven by the ongoing investigations into misconduct by Prudential of Japan's 'Life Planners. The scale of the misconduct indicates a need for enhanced governance to detect issues earlier, limit their impact, and reduce the risk of recurrence. AM Best will continue to monitor the investigations and Prudential's steps toward enhancing its ERM program.

The FSR of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term ICRs of "aa-" (Superior) have been affirmed with stable outlooks for the following subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc.:

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• The Prudential Insurance Company of America
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• Pruco Life Insurance Company
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• Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
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The following Short-Term IRs have been affirmed:

Prudential Financial, Inc.-

- AMB-1 (Outstanding) on $6 billion commercial paper program

Prudential Funding, LLC-

- AMB-1 (Outstanding) on $6 billion commercial paper program

PRICOA Short-Term Funding, LLC-

- AMB-1 (Outstanding) on $6 billion Funding Agreement Backed Commercial Paper

The following Long-Term IRs have been affirmed with stable outlooks:

Prudential Financial, Inc.-

- "a-" (Excellent) on JPY 23.0 billion 2.62% senior unsecured notes, due 2026

- "a-" (Excellent) on JPY 17.5 billion 2.76% senior unsecured notes, due 2026

- "a-" (Excellent) on JPY 9 billion 3.099% senior unsecured notes, due 2027

- "a-" (Excellent) on $500 million 5.75% senior unsecured notes, due 2033

- "a-" (Excellent) on $350 million 6.625% senior unsecured notes, due 2040

- "a-" (Excellent) on $325 million 5.80% senior unsecured notes, due 2041

- "a-" (Excellent) on $895.8 million 3.905% senior unsecured notes, due 2047

- "a-" (Excellent) on $1.039 billion 3.935% senior unsecured notes, due 2049

- "bbb" (Good) on $750 million 4.5% fixed to floating junior subordinated notes, due 2047

- "bbb" (Good) on $1.0 billion 5.70% junior subordinated notes, due 2048

- "bbb" (Good) on $800 million 3.70% junior subordinated notes, due 2050

- "bbb" (Good) on $1.0 billion 5.125% junior subordinated notes, due 2052

- "bbb" (Good) on $1.2 billion 6.0% junior subordinated notes, due 2052

- "bbb" (Good) on $500 million 6.75% junior subordinated notes, due 2053

- "bbb" (Good) on $1.0 billion 6.5% junior subordinated notes, due 2054

- "bbb" (Good) on $500 million 5.625% junior subordinated notes, due 2058

- "bbb" (Good) on $500 million 4.125% junior subordinated notes, due 2060

- "bbb" (Good) on $300 million 5.95% junior subordinated notes, due 2062

Prudential Financial, Inc.- "a-" (Excellent) program rating

- "a-" (Excellent) on all outstanding notes issued under the program

PRICOA Global Funding I- "aa-" (Superior) program rating

- "aa-" (Superior) on all outstanding notes issued under the program

Prudential Funding, LLC- "a+" (Excellent) program rating

The following indicative Long-Term IRs have been affirmed with stable outlooks:

Prudential Financial, Inc.-

- "a-" (Excellent) on senior unsecured debt

- "bbb+" (Good) on subordinated debt

- "bbb" (Good) on preferred stock

Prudential Financial Capital Trust II and III-

- "bbb" (Good) on preferred securities

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