OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-“ of Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina (LML) (Cary, NC). The outlooks of these Credit Ratings (ratings) have been revised to stable from positive. The rating upgrades reflect LML’s solid operating performance, which outperformed its peers and the composite average. The ratings also reflect LML’s