OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Western Life Assurance Company (WLAC) (headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. On July 1, 2017, Trimont Financial Ltd., which is a subsidiary of The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, closed a transaction which incl