A.M. Best's stock indexes.
Percent Change
Global and Regional Index Month/ Year to Year/
Indexes (Ticker) Close Month Date Year
Insurance Composite
Indexes by Region
United States (AMBUS) 1,250.34 1.77 6.86 6.34
Europe (AMBEUR) 1,470.39 4.15 28.96 29.71
Asia/Pacific (AMBAP) 1,421.93 6.15 9.52 7.71
Insurance Indexes by
Market Type (Global)
Non-Life (AMBGNL) 1,290.70 3.30 14.16 12.51
Life (AMBGL) 1,364.39 2.68 9.64 9.08
Multi-Line (AMBGML) 1,330.49 2.63 19.05 20.70
Reinsurance (AMGR) 1,339.66 3.13 22.70 22.10
Brokers (AMGB) 1,097.31 -0.03 0.23 -0.63
(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) 1,162.73 0.29 8.71 10.48
Property/Casualty (AMBUPC) 1,242.43 2.35 14.07 12.59
Life & Health/HMO (AMBULH) 1,337.88 2.38 1.70 0.68
Life (AMBUL) 1,401.48 0.92 14.66 12.84
Health/HMO (AMBUH) 1,269.41 4.07 -9.53 -9.98
Brokers (AMBUB) 1,083.81 -0.34 -0.16 -1.27
(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. Direct General Corp. DRCT USD 20.57 20.36
2. Fairfax Financial FFH USD 200.25 17.75
Holdings Ltd.
3. Citizens Financial Corp. CNFL USD 6.45 17.27
4. Korean Reinsurance jd003690 KRW 12450 13.18
Co. Ltd.
5. EMC Insurance Group Inc. EMCI USD 34.56 12.13
Bottom 5 Global Performers
1. Scottish Re Group Ltd. SCT USD 5.36 -15.46
2. National Atlantic NAHC USD 10.99 -12.57
Holdings Corp.
3. National Interstate Corp. NATL USD 24.63 -12.50
4. Hyundai Marine & Fire jd001450 KRW 11300 -11.02
Insurance Co.
5. Mercer Insurance MIGP USD 19.13 -10.57
Group Inc.
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