A.M. Best Assigns Initial Rating to Delta Dental Plan of Missouri.Business Editors OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2002 A.M. Best Co. has assigned an initial rating of B++pd to Delta Dental Delta Dental is the largest and oldest dental plan system in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is comprised of 39 independent Delta Dental member companies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. of Missouri (DDPM DDPM Dual Dynamic Power Management ) (St. Louis). The rating of DDPM reflects its three-year trend of favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. earnings and its good capital position. Offsetting these strengths are DDPM's limited geographic operating area and its high ratio of common stocks to invested assets. A pd rating is an A.M. Best opinion rating of the long-term financial strength of an insurer or reinsurer re·in·sure tr.v. re·in·sured, re·in·sur·ing, re·in·sures To insure again, especially by transferring all or part of the risk in a contract to a new contract with another insurance company. . The rating is expressed using the same rating scale and definitions as an A.M. Best interactive rating of long-term financial strength, but a pd rating modifier (programming) modifier - An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". has been added to ensure the user is aware of the more limited information basis for the rating. The pd rating does not reflect the detailed interviews of senior management and access to non-public data and other information, which plays a significant role in the interactive rating analysis. Best's Public Data Ratings are replacing Best's Qualified Ratings. A.M. Best Co., established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit A.M. Best's Web site at www.ambest.com. |
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