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 tinder 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 May 2005 edition of Best's Review. See page 23 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
BHG Life Insurance Company 60200 NR-3 A++
US: Nebraska
Dennis Life Insurance Company 08982 NR-5 B++
US: Arizona
New Freedom Life Insurance Co 06269 B NR-5
of America
US: Texas
Fremont Life Insurance Company 06247 NR-5 C+
US: California
Lincoln Direct Life Insurance 06663 NR-5 A-
Company
US: Nebraska
- Medico Life Insurance Company 07378 C++ B-
US: Nebraska
- Mutual Protective Insurance 03150 C++ B-
Company
US: Nebraska
New National Foundation Life 06774 B NR-5
Insurance Co
US: Texas
New Rocky Mountain HealthCare 64561 B++ NR-5
Options Inc
US: Colorado
- Universal Underwriters Life 07204 A- A
Insurance Co
US: Kansas
Vista Life Insurance Company 08549 NR-3 B+
US: Michigan
Woodmen of World and/or Assured 07258 NR-5 B
Lf Assn
US: Colorado
HMO
Christiana Care Health Plans Inc 64156 NR-4 C+
US: Delaware
Community Health Plan of the 64311 NR-5 F
Rockies Inc
US: Colorado
Presbyterian Health Plan Inc 68930 NR-4 B+
US: New Mexico
+ Rocky Mountain Health Maint 64312 B++ B pd
Org Inc
US: Colorado
Property/Casualty
+ ACSTAR Insurance Company 10607 A A-
US: Illinois
American Manufacturers Mutual 02273 NR-4 D
Ins Co
US: Illinois
American Motorists Insurance 02274 NR-4 D
Company
US: Illinois
+ Bristol West Casualty Insurance 12404 B++ B+
Company
US: Ohio
+ Bristol West Insurance Company 12461 B++ B+
US: Pennsylvania
+ Bristol West Insurance Group 18131 B++ B+
US: Florida
+ California Healthcare Ins Co 11230 A- B++
Inc, RRG
US: Hawaii
CNA Lloyds of Texas 02740 NR-5 A
US: Texas
+ Coast National Insurance Company 00177 B++ B+
US: California
Commercial Risk Re-Insurance 11378 NR-4 B-
Company (1)
US: Vermont
Diamond Insurance Company 11985 NR-4 C
US: Illinois
- Financial Insurance Company 00211 C- B-
of America
US: Texas
General Fire & Casualty Co 01917 NR-4 B-
US: Idaho
- Gray Casualty & Surety Company 11955 A- A
US: Louisiana
- Gray Insurance Company 02621 A- A
US: Louisiana
- Gray Insurance Group 18392 A- A
US: Louisiana
Kemper Casualty Insurance 12301 NR-4 D
Company
US: Illinois
Kemper Insurance Companies (2) 04427 NR-5 NR-4
US: Illinois
Kemper Lloyds Insurance Company 01759 NR-4 D
US: Texas
New Keystone National Insurance 12993 A-
Company
US: Pennsylvania
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty 02279 NR-4 D
Company
US: Illinois
+ Meadowbrook Insurance Group 18132 B++ B+
US: Michigan
- NLC Mutual Insurance Company 11291 B+ A-
US: Vermont
OneCIS Insurance Company 00973 NR-3 A
US: Illinois
+ Pacific Pioneer Insurance 11133 B+ B
Company
US: California
+ Palisades Insurance Company 12073 B++ B+
US: New Jersey
+ Pioneer General Insurance 10383 A- B++
Company
US: Colorado
- Protective National Ins Co 02083 F E
of Omaha
US: Nebraska
Salem Group 05679 NR-5 B++
US: New Jersey
+ Savers P & C Ins Co 00524 B++ B+
US: Missouri
+ Security National Insurance 10796 B++ B+
Company
US: Florida
Specialty Surplus Insurance 12349 NR-4 D
Company
US: Illinois
+ Star Insurance Company 00695 B++ B+
US: Michigan
- Surety Company of the Pacific 04054 B++ A-
US: California
- TRANSGUARD INSURANCE 00327 B++ u A- u
COMPANY OF AMERICA
US: Illinois
+ Williamsburg National Insurance 00263 B++ B+
Company
US: California
International
Commercial Risk Reinsurance 86514 NR-4 B-
Company Ltd (3)
Bermuda
Inter-Ocean Group (4) 83350 NR-4 B++
Bermuda
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance 84302 NR-4 B++
(Ireland) Ltd (4)
Ireland
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company 86410 NR-4 B++
Ltd (4)
Bermuda
New Malayan Insurance Co., Inc. 77617 B++
Philippines
New Rutland Insurance Ltd 57579 B++
Guernsey
Swiss Re Australia Ltd 87159 NR-5 A+
Australia
- Zurich Specialties London 86263 B++ A u
Limited
United Kingdom
(1) Rating was downgraded from B to B- on April 15. Current rating
effective April 18.
(2) Rating was downgraded from D to NR-4 on April 27. Current rating
effective April 27.
(3) Rating was downgraded from B to B- on April 15. Current rating
effective April 18.
(4) Rating was downgraded from A- to B++ on April 6. Current rating
effective April 7.
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded; (New) Assigned
initial rating; (u) Rating placed under review
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