A.M. Best's stock indexes.
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The "AMB" vs. the "Dow"
Percent Change
Index Month/ Year to Year/
AMB vs Dow Close Month Date Year
AMB's Insurance Composite (AMBG) 1,361.77 5.14 2.35 15.44
Dow Jones Industrial Avg (DJIA) 12,552.96 3.23 0.72 12.79
Percent Change
Global and Regional Indexes Index Month/ Year to Year/
(Ticker) Close Month Date Year
Insurance Composite Indexes by Region
United States (AMBUS) 1,265.39 2.79 0.49 11.73
Europe (AMBEUR) 1,540.75 9.08 4.34 24.77
Asia/Pacific (AMBAP) 1,536.14 7.53 10.04 6.52
Insurance Indexes by Market Type (Global)
Non-Life (AMBGNL) 1,318.52 5.24 2.55 15.98
Life (AMBGL) 1,426.07 5.34 3.22 12.21
Multi-Line (AMBGML) 1,350.03 5.02 1.10 21.07
Reinsurance (AMBGR) 1,368.75 6.65 2.21 21.79
Brokers (AMBGB) 1,088.48 2.07 0.96 1.89
(See www.ambest.com/stocks for live feed, methodology and further
detail identifying the companies included in each index.)
Percent Change
Index Month/ Year to Year/
U.S. Indexes (Ticker) Close Month Date Year
Insurance Indexes by Market Type (U.S.)
Multi-Line (AMBUML) 1,103.47 0.65 -5.09 9.51
Property/Casualty (AMBUPC) 1,233.43 3.69 -0.87 17.16
Life & Health/HMO (AMBULH) 1,426.66 3.36 4.74 10.47
Life (AMBUL) 1,475.21 4.22 5.26 14.34
Health/HMO (AMBUH) 1,373.23 2.44 4.17 6.53
Brokers (AMBUB) 1,062.69 1.72 0.07 -0.10
(See www.ambest.com/stocks for live feed, methodology and further
detail identifying the companies included in each index.)
Change
Closing Month/
Top 5 Global Performers Ticker Currency Price Month
1. China Insurance jB0966 HKD 10.24 19.07
International Holdings
2. Novae Group PLC ILWA GBP 0.43 18.88
3. Scor S.A. eQ13030 EUR 21.95 17.38
4. Atrium Underwriting PLC ILAUW GBP 2.75 14.85
5. Hannover eiHNR1 EUR 35.12 14.21
Rueckversicherungs AG
Bottom 5 Global Performers
1. KMG America Corp. KMA USD 4.90 -47.65
2. Penn Treaty American PTA USD 6.01 -16.06
Corp.
3. RTW Inc. RTWI USD 7.97 -8.39
4. National Atlantic NAHC USD 11.96 -5.45
Holdings Corp.
5. Affirmative Insurance AFFM USD 17.14 -5.30
Holdings Inc.
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