Best's rating changes.This edition 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 reflects all rating changes--assignments, changes or placed under review--that occurred for life, health and property/casualty insurers domiciled dom·i·cile n. 1. A residence; a home. 2. One's legal residence. v. dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing, dom·i·ciles v.tr. 1. in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , as well as international insurance companies, since this section last appeared in the December December: see month. 2004 edition of Best's Review. See page 13 for the current Guide to Best's Financial Strength Ratings or visit the A.M. Best Co. Web site at www.ambest.com/ratings/guide.html for detailed rating definitions. The A.M. Best rating of any company and basic company information also are available free of charge at www.ambest.com/ratings/access.html.
Ratings Changed
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
Life/Health
- Banner Life Insurance Company 06468 A+ A++
US: Maryland
+ Co-operators Life Insurance 06290 A A-
Company Canada: Saskatchewan
NationalCare Insurance Company 68084 NR-5 A-
US: Oklahoma
+ Sierra Health & Life Insurance 07370 B++ B+
Co Inc US: California
- Trans World Assurance Company 07136 B++ A- u
US: California
- William Penn Life Insurance Co 06734 A+ A++
of NY US: New York
HMO
+ Health Plan of Nevada Inc 68619 B++ B+
US: Nevada
New Metrowest Health Plan Inc 64459 E C pd
US: Texas
+ Rocky Mountain Health Maint Org 64312 B pd B- pd
Inc US: Colorado
Property/Casualty
AXA Corporate Solutions E&S 10785 NR-5 A- u
Lines Ins Co US: Delaware
Crum & Forster Underwriters Co 01899 NR-5 A-
of Ohio US: Ohio
+ Direct General Insurance Company 11947 B B-
of LA US: Louisiana
Fidelity National Title Ins Co 12062 NR-5 A
of NY US: New York
+ Granite Mutual Insurance Company 00427 A A-
US: Vermont
Kemper Indemnity Insurance 12183 NR-5 D
Company US: Illinois
Kemper Surplus Lines Insurance 12229 NR-5 D
Company US: Illinois
- Liberty American Insurance 12239 A- u A+
Company US: Florida
+ Manufacturers Alliance Insurance 02626 A- B++ u
Company US: Pennsylvania
- Mobile USA Insurance Company 10698 A- u A+
US: Florida
- Nationwide Indemnity Company 11664 B+ u B++
US: Ohio
+ Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance 11845 A A-
of CA US: California
+ Northern Security Insurance 02546 A A-
Company Inc US: Vermont
Pacific Eagle Insurance Company 10627 NR-5 D
US: California
+ Peace Hills General Insurance 86955 B B-
Company Canada: Alberta
+ Pennsylvania Manufacturers Assoc 00760 A- B++ u
Ins Co US: Pennsylvania
+ Pennsylvania Manufacturers 01733 A- B++ u
Indemnity Co US: Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Insurance Companies 00476 NR-5 A+
US: Pennsylvania
+ PMA Insurance Group 18200 A- B++ u
US: Pennsylvania
TIG Lloyds Insurance Company 02863 NR-5 B+
US: Texas
- Toa Reinsurance Company of 01730 A A+
America US: Delaware
New USAuto Insurance Company Inc 11832 B NR-2
US: Tennessee
+ Vermont Mutual Group 00951 A A-
US: Vermont
+ Vermont Mutual Insurance Company 02547 A A-
US: Vermont
New Village Auto Insurance Co, Inc 12544 B NR-2
US: Georgia
- Wayne Cooperative Insurance 10531 B++ A-
Company US: New York
New Wellington Specialty Ins Co 10092 A-
US: Arizona
New Westmerica Insurance Company 72129 B++
US: Colorado
International
- Legal & General Assurance 84279 A+ A++
Society Limite United Kingdom
Lloyd's Syndicate 1243 48321 NR-3 A s
United Kingdom
Munich Reinsurance Company of 86474 NR-5 A+
Africa Ltd South Africa
New Primary Insurance Company 77341 B++
Ltd Ireland
Tryg-Baltica Insurance, 86161 NR-3 B++ u
Internatl Ins Cc Denmark
Ratings Under Review
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
Life/Health
U Dixie National Life Insurance 06730 B u B
Company US: Indiana
U Standard Life Insurance Company 07073 B u B
of IN US: Indiana
Property/Casualty
U Florida Select Insurance Company 11869 B u B
US: Florida
U Hawaiian Insurance & Guar Co, 11581 B u B
Ltd US: Hawaii
U Omaha Property and Casualty 01860 A- u A-
Insurance Co US: Nebraska
U Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance 03616 A+ u A+
Company US: Pennsylvania
U Philadelphia Insurance Company 00763 A+ u A+
US: Pennsylvania
U Shelby Casualty Insurance 02277 B u B
Company US: Illinois
U Shelby Insurance Company 00832 B u B
US: Illinois
U Texas Select Lloyds Insurance 11082 B u B
Company US: Texas
U Unique Compagnie D'Assurances 87101 B++ u B++
Generales Canada: Quebec
U Vesta Fire Insurance Corporation 04407 B u B
US: Illinois
U Vesta Insurance Corporation 01813 B u B
US: Illinois
U Vesta Insurance Group 05681 B u B
US: Alabama
International
U Zurich Specialties London 86263 A u A
Limited United Kingdom
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded; (New) Assigned
initial rating: (u) Rating placed under review
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