Best's Ratings, Company Information Now Available Through Canadian Insurance Web Site.

OLDWICK, N.J. -- Canadian Insurance magazine has begun providing visitors with access to A.M. Best Co. ratings and insurance-company information via its Web site. The information is accessed through a "Company Reports" link found at www.cdnins.com, the home page for Canadian Insurance magazine.

Up-to-the minute ratings are available for insurers throughout Canada, the United States and the entire world. Visitors can look up company contact information and soon will be able to obtain key financial information on rated organizations in all markets. They can also purchase Best's Company Reports and other reports on insurance organizations.

"We're pleased to work with leading publishers such as Stone & Cox (publishers of Canadian Insurance magazine) in bringing insurance information to the public and insurance professionals," Arthur Snyder III, Executive Vice President with A.M. Best Company, said. "We share their goal of making the insurance industry and insurance companies easier to research and understand."

Canadian Insurance is celebrating 100 years as Canada's oldest and most trusted insurance magazine. Other Stone & Cox publications include the General Insurance Register, the Canadian Life and Financial Services Directory, Canadian InsurancE-NEWS and the Brown Chart of provincial results.

A.M. Best is the largest provider of interactive ratings of Canadian insurance organizations. Best rates insurance organizations throughout the world, including many of the reinsurers and parent companies with Canadian insurance operations. For information on obtaining a Best's Rating for your company, call [phone], ext. 5825.

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.