OREANDA-NEWS. A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” for the member companies of Stewart Title Group (Stewart). A.M. Best also has affirmed the ICR of “bbb-” for the parent holding company, Stewart Information Services Corporation (headquartered in Houston, TX) [NYSE: STC]. The outlook for each of these ratings remains stable.