Best's Rating Changes.This summary of Best's Rating Best's rating A rating A.M. Best Co. assigns to insurance companies based on the company's ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders. Changes lists life/health,
property/casualty and international insurers, as well as health
maintenance organizations, that had ratings assigned, changed or placed
under review since this section last appeared in the May 2001 edition of
Best's Review.Best's Rating Changes is an abbreviated version of Best's Rating Monitor. Previously a stand-alone publication, Best's Rating Monitor is now a featured section in BestWeek, A.M. Best Co's weekly news report. Best's Rating Monitor contains a compilation of all recent rating releases plus supporting rationales for the industry's largest insurance groups and for insurers whose ratings were changed or placed under review. For more information on how to obtain A.M. Best Co. products and publications, including Best's Ratings and Best's Company Reports for individual companies, see page 119. See page 19 for the Current Guide to Best's Ratings and the August 2000 edition of Best's Review for the Detailed Rating Definitions page.
LIFE/HEALTH
Rating Current Prior
Action Company State AMB# Rating Rating
U Aetna Life Ins Co CT 06006 A u A
-U American Indep Network of NY NY 60292 B- gu B++g
-U American Network Insurance Co PA 07362 B- gu B++g
U Corporate Health Insurance Co PA 07443 A u A
+ Great Republic Life Insurance Co WA 06888 B- C++
- Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Co MS 08081 B+ B++
New National Safety Life Insurance Co PA 07850 B NR-2
-U Penn Treaty Network America PA 06385 B- u B++g
U Republic-Vanguard Life Ins Co TX 06996 A+ gu A+ g
U Scor Life U.S. Re Insurance Co TX 06555 A+ u A+ g
+ Standard Life Ins Company of IN IN 07073 B++ 8+
- Trustmark Insurance Co IL 06165 A- g A g
- Trustmark Life Insurance Co IL 06335 A- g A g
U U.S. Health Insurance Co (CT) CT 09408 A u A
U U.S. Health Insurance Co (NY) NY 09541 A u A
HMO
Rating Current Prior
Action Company State AMB# Rating Rating
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (CO) CO 64071 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (CT) CT 68698 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (DE) DE 68697 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (FL) FL 60120 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (LA) LA 60123 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (ME) ME 64155 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (MD) MD 68550 A- u A
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (MA) MA 68699 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (MI) MI 64366 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (NH) NH 68773 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (NJ) NJ 68695 A u A
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (TN) TN 60128 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (TX) TX 68913 A u A
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (WA) WA 68609 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (AZ) AZ 68971 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (OH) OH 60127 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare (OK) OK 64367 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare of CA CA 60119 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare of GA GA 68701 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare of IL IL 60122 A- u A-
U Aetna U.S. Healthcare of N. TX TX 68920 A u A
U Aetna U.S. Hlthcr of Carolinas NC 60134 A- u A-
U NYLCare Health Plans of NJ NJ 64034 A u A
U Prudential Dental Maint Org TX 64020 A u A
U Prudential Hlth Care Plan Inc TX 68787 A- u A-
U Prudential Hlth Care Pln of CA CA 68768 A- u A-
U Prudential Hlth Care Pln of CT CT 68778 A- u A-
U Prudential Hlth Care Pln of GA GA 68911 A- u A-
U Prudential Hlth Care Pln of NY NY 68769 A- u A-
U U.S. Healthcare (MO) MO 64369 A- u A-
U U.S. Healthcare NY NY 68696 A u A
U United States Hlth Care Sys PA PA 68700 A u A
PROPERTY/CASUALTY
Rating Current Prior
Action Company State AMB# Rating Rating
+ AAOMS National Ins Co. RRG IL 10718 A g A- g
- Aberdeen Insurance Co TX 03627 B r B++ru
- Allcity Insurance Co NY 02149 C++p B+ p
-U American Compensation Ins Co MN 11419 B+ u B++
+ American Family Home Ins Co FL 04084 A+ p A p
+ American Modern Home Ins Co OH 03031 A+ p A p
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or
downgraded; (New) Assigned initial rating;
(U) Rating placed under review.
+ American Modern Insurance Grp OH 04086 A+ A
+ American Modern Lloyds Ins TX 01709 A+ r A r
- American Professionals Ins Co IN 00685 b r B++ru
+ American Southern Home Ins FL 01708 A+ p A p
New American Strategic Ins Corp FL 12150 B++g NR-2
New American Strategic Ins Group FL 18538 B++ NR-5
+ American Western Home Ins Co OK 03763 A+ p A p
New AmTrust Group NY 18533 B++ NR-5
New Aries Insurance Co FL 12181 B NR-2
- Bankers Insurance Co FL 03683 B g B++g
- Bankers Insurance Group FL 18265 B B++
- Bankers Security Insurance Co FL 11572 B B++
- Centurion Insurance Co NY 00155 C++r B+ r
New Coast National Group FL 18545 B NR-5
+ Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co TX 11069 A A-
U Commercial Risk Re-Insurance VT 11378 A+ gu A+ g
+ Dorchester Insurance Co VI 11064 A- B++
- Empire Insurance Co NY 02150 C++p B+ p
- Empire Insurance Pool NY 18152 C++ B+
New Ever-Greene Mutual Insurance Co PA 04757 B+ FPR 5
- First Community Insurance Co NY 04496 B A-
New First Guard Insurance Co AZ 12082 B++ NR-2
- Folksamerica Reinsurance Co NY 02642 A- A
+ Fortress Insurance Co IL 12070 A r A- r
U Fulcrum Insurance Co AZ 02837 A ru A r
- Gainsco County Mutual Ins Co TX 11331 B++p A- p
- General Agents Group OK 02969 B++ A-
- General Agents Insurance Co Amer OK 03835 B++p A- p
U General Security Indemnity Co NY 03845 A+ ru A+ r
U General Security Insurance Co NY 11353 A+ ru A+ r
U General Security Prop & Gas Co NY 03129 A+ ru A+ r
- Great States Insurance Co CA 10706 E C p
- Highlands Casualty Co TX 02595 B r B++ru
- Highlands Insurance Co TX 02239 B g B++gu
New Highlands Insurance Group TX 18417 B NR-5
- Highlands Lloyds TX 02812 B r B++ru
- Highlands Underwriters Ins Co TX 02240 B r B++ru
- HIH America Comp & Liab Ins Co CA 02917 E C p
- HIH America Ins Co of Hawaii HI 12004 E C p
+ Mercer Mutual Group NJ 05670 A A-
+ Mercer Mutual Insurance Co PA 00593 A g A- g
- MGA Insurance Co TX 02854 B++p A- p
- Midwest Casualty Insurance Co ND 11223 B++p A- p
+ National Group IL 18249 A A-
+ National Guaranty Insurance Co VT 56001 B++ B+ u
- NN Insurance Co WI 00213 B r B++ru
- Northwestern National Casualty Co WI 02373 B g B++gu
- Pacific Automobile Insurance Co CA 02880 B g B++gu
- Pacific National Insurance Co CA 02376 B g B++gu
+ Preferred Professional Insurance Co NE 03699 A- B++
U Rampart Insurance Co NY 02649 A ru A r
New Reliant Gasualty Insurance Co OH 12404 B r NR-5
+ Reliant Insurance Co MI 12132 B r E
New Rochdale Insurance Co NY 03120 B++g NR-5
- Rockford Mutual Insurance Co IL 03612 B B+
U Scor Reinsurance Co NY 03599 A+ gu A+ g
U Scor U.S. Group NY 03873 A+ gu A+ g
- Security Indemnity Insurance Co NJ 10420 B- B+
U Sorema North America Reins Co NY 02665 A gu A g
- State Capital Insurance Co NC 00858 B r B++ru
- State Comp Insurance Fund of CA CA 04028 B+ B++
- Statesman Insurance Co IN 02489 B r B++ru
- Virginia Mutual Insurance Co VA 00954 C+ B
U Western Continental Insurance Co TX 11081 A ru A r
U Zurich Reinsurance (NA) Group NY 18233 A+ gu A+ g
U Zurich Reinsurance (NA) Inc CT 02696 A+ gu A+ g
INTERNATIONAL
Rating Current Prior
Action Company AMB# Rating Rating
Bermuda
New AmTrust 50300 B++ NR-5
International Insurance Ltd
U Commercial 86514 A+ gu A+ g
Risk Reinsurance Co
Canada
U Scor Canada Reinsurance Co 85445 A+ gu A+ g
France
U Scor Group 86155 A+ u A+ g
U Scor (Parent) 85027 A+ gu A+ g
U Sorema SA 85621 A gu A g
U Sorema (Consolidated) 86601 A u A
Germany
U Scor Deutschland 85312 A+ gu A+ g
U Zurich Re (Cologne) 85629 A+ gu A+ g
Ireland
New Hannover Life 84133 A+ g NR-5
Reassurance (Ireland) Ltd
Italy
U Scor Italia Riassicurazioni 85232 A+ gu A+ g
Macau
New Macau Insurance Co 84138 A NR-5
New Macau Life Insurance Co 84244 A g NR-5
Singapore
U Scor Asia-Pacific 86117 A+ gu A+ g
United Kingdom
U Scor UK Co 85448 A+ gu A+ g
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating
upgraded or downgraded; (New) Assigned
initial rating; (U) Rating placed
under review.
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