Best's insurance stock indices.
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Four Weeks Ended September 14, 2006
Percent Change
Index Month/ Year to Year/
Close Month Date Year
Best's Insurance Composite Index 1,155.50 3.24 -0.27 8.25
Multi-Line Index (M) 1,061.66 2.99 -0.46 9.13
Property/Casualty Index (PC) 1,113.11 3.98 3.96 10.24
Life/Health & HMO Index 1,288.11 2.90 -2.33 7.42
Life Index (L) 1,297.68 0.96 6.22 14.65
Health & HMO Index (H) 1,287.14 4.93 -9.33 1.41
Brokers & Agents Index (B&A) 996.87 2.25 -8.80 0.25
NYSE Composite Index 8,357.81 0.04 7.79 10.22
Month/
Best's Closing Month %
Top 5 Performers Ticker Index Price Change
1. Scottish Re Group Ltd SCT L 10.68 60.12
2. Citizens Financial Corporation CNFL L 6.48 36.48
3. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd FFH PC 136.42 31.51
4. Mercer Insurance Group Inc MIGP PC 26.19 30.82
5. Specialty Underwriters'
Alliance Inc SUAI PC 8.76 20.83
Bottom 5 Performers
1. Safety Insurance Group Inc SAFT PC 47.46 -10.28
2. Bristol West Holdings Inc BRW PC 14.50 -8.05
3. Sierra Health Services Inc SIE H 41.29 -5.30
4. 21st Century Insurance TW PC 15.01 -4.39
5. Affirmative Insurance
Holdings Inc AFFM PC 14.64 -3.94
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