A.M. best stock indices, third quarter 2006.
(Dec. 31, 2004 = 1,000.00)
Index Summary
Quarter Ended 9/29/06
Percent Change
Index Qtr/ Year/
Close Qtr Year
Best's Insurance Composite Index 1,159.63 6.01 6.95
Multi-Line Index (M) 1,079.81 10.86 8.61
Property/Casualty Index (PC) 1,115.27 5.41 9.63
Life/Health & HMO Index 1,283.05 3.99 5.10
Life Index (L) 1,315.28 2.20 15.57
Health & HMO Index (H) 1,259.34 5.92 -3.64
Brokers & Agents Index (B&A) 1,016.46 4.52 -0.95
NYSE Composite Index 8,469.65 3.68 10.96
Qtr/
Best's Closing Qtr %
Ticker Index Price Change
Top 10 Performers
1. Mercer Insurance Group Inc MIGP PC 25.89 38.23
2. Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ltd FFH PC 130.11 36.91
3. Meadowbrook Insurance Group
Inc MIG PC 11.26 35.34
4. Philadelphia Consolidated
Holding Corp PHLY PC 39.74 30.90
5. Odyssey Re Holdings Corp ORH PC 33.78 28.20
6. Specialty Underwriters'
Alliance Inc SUAI PC 8.30 24.25
7. IPC Holdings Ltd IPCR PC 30.42 23.36
8. Humana Inc HUM H 66.09 23.07
9. Universal American Financial
Corp UHCO H 16.07 22.21
10. National Atlantic Holdings
Corp NAHC PC 11.45 21.81
Bottom 10 Performers
1. Scottish Re Group Ltd SCT L 10.87 -34.83
2. Direct General Corp DRCT PC 13.46 -20.45
3. Atlantic American Corp AAME M 2.43 -18.46
4. KMG America Corp KMA H 7.35 -17.14
5. Sierra Health Services Inc SIE H 37.84 -15.97
6. PMA Capital Corp PMACA PC 8.82 -14.37
7. SeaBright Insurance Holdings
Inc SERB PC 13.97 -13.28
8. Ohio Casualty Corp OCAS PC 25.87 -12.98
9. StanCorp Financial Group Inc SFG L 44.63 -12.34
10. Mercury General Corp MCY PC 49.61 -11.99
(See bestreview.com for methodology and further detail
identifying the companies included in each index.)
Source: A.M. Best Analytical Services Group
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