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 trader 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 March 2007 edition of Best's Review. See page 27 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
Chase Insurance Life Co. of New 60360 NR-5 A
York
US: New York
Chase Life & Annuity Company 06851 NR-5 A
US: Delaware
Empire General Life Assurance 06795 NR-5 A+
Corp
US: Tennessee
Employers Life Insurance 68027 NR-5 F
Corporation
US: South Carolina
Fort Wayne Health & Casualty Ins 02736 NR-5 A
Co
US: Indiana
New HPHC Insurance Company Inc 11367 B++ NR-5
US: Massachusetts
Security Financial Life 07033 NR-5 A-
Insurance Co
US: Nebraska
HMO
New Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc 68973 B++ B pd
US: Massachusetts
New Harvard Pilgrim Hlth Care of New 64342 B++ NR-5
Eng
US: Massachusetts
Private Medical-Care Inc 68640 NR-5 A-
US: California
Property/Casualty
-- Affirmative Insurance Company 01795 B B+ u
US: Illinois
-- Affirmative Insurance Group 18648 B B+ u
US: Illinois
New Allstate New Jersey Property & 13080 A- NR-2
Casualty
US: Illinois
+ Anesthesiologists Professional 10887 A- B++
Assur Co
US: Florida
Beacon Insurance Company of 02070 NR-5 A
America
US: Ohio
Employers Re Corp Group 05967 NR-5 A
US: Missouri
+ Employers Reinsurance 00347 A+ A
Corporation
US: Missouri
New Encompass Property & Casualty 13082 A- NR-2
Ins Co NJ
US: Illinois
+ First Professionals Insurance 03743 A- B++
Co, Inc.
US: Florida
+ First Specialty Insurance 10783 A+ A
Corporation
US: Missouri
+ FPIC Insurance Group 18457 A- B++
US: Florida
-- Insura Property & Casualty Ins 02741 B B+ u
Co, Inc
US: Illinois
+ Interlex Insurance Company 11663 A- B++
US: Missouri
+ Intermed Insurance Company 10406 A- B++
US: Missouri
New Liberty Mutual Personal 13107 A
Insurance Co
US: Massachusetts
North Star General Insurance 11101 NR-3 A
Company
US: Minnesota
Omni Insurance Group 18106 NR-5 B+
US: Georgia
+ Optimum West Insurance Company 87019 B- C++
Canada: British Columbia
Response Indemnity Co. of 12386 NR-5 B++
Delaware
US: Delaware
New Sompo Japan Fire & Marine Ins 02693 A- NR-1
Co of Amer
US: New York
-- Stockbridge Insurance Company 00670 A- A+
US: Minnesota
-- Tokio Marine Pacific Insurance 12553 A+ u A++
Limited
US: Guam
-- United Frontier Mutual Insurance 01911 A- A
Co.
US: New York
+ Westport Insurance Corporation 02301 A+ A
US: Missouri
International
Al Mohandes Insurance Company 85877 NR-4 B++
Egypt
New Ironshore Insurance Ltd. 78528 A-
Bermuda
New Skandia Insurance Company Ltd 85180 A NR-5
(publ.)
Sweden
New Skandia Insurance Company 85316 A NR-5
Ltd-Cons
Sweden
New Skandia Life Assurance Company 85619 A B++ pd
Limited
United Kingdom
UBS Global Asset Management Life 87965 NR-5 B+ pd
Ltd
United Kingdom
Ratings Under Review
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
Life
Canada Life Assurance Company 06183 A+ u A+
Canada: Ontario
Canada Life Insurance Co. of 60031 A+ u A+
America
US: Michigan
First Great-West Life & Annuity 08257 A+ u A+
Ins
US: New York
Great-West Life & Annuity 06981 A+ u A+
Insurance Co
US: Colorado
Great-West Life Assurance 06493 A+ u A+
Company
Canada: Manitoba
London Life Insurance Company 06667 A+ u A+
Canada: Ontario
London Life Reinsurance Company 60237 A u A
US: Pennsylvania
HMO
Great-West Healthcare of 64023 A u A
California Inc
US: California
Great-West Healthcare of 64024 A u A
Colorado Inc
US: Colorado
Great-West Healthcare of 64026 A u A
Illinois Inc
US: Illinois
Great-West Healthcare of Texas 64027 A u A
Inc
US: Texas
American Merchants Casualty 00699 A u A
Company
US: Ohio
International
Canada Life International Re 84304 A u A
Limited
Ireland
London Life & Casualty 77342 A u A
(Barbados) Corp
Barbados
London Life & Casualty 86037 A u A
Reinsurance Corp
Barbados
London Life & General 86455 A u A
Reinsurance Co Ltd
Ireland
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded;
(New) Assigned initial rating; (u) Rating under review
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balance sheet strength, operating performance and business profile.
Best's Financial Strength Ratings are not a warranty of a company's
financial strength and ability to meet its ongoing obligations to
policyholders.
Financial Strength Ratings
A Best's Financial Strength Rating (FSR) is an opinion as to an
insurer's financial strength and ability to meet its ongoing
obligations to policyholders.
Rating Descriptor
Secure
A++, A+ Superior
A, A- Excellent
B++, B+ Good
Vulnerable
B, B- Fair
C++, C+ Marginal
C, C- Weak
D Poor
E Under Regulatory Supervision
F In Liquidation
S Suspended
Rating Modifiers Affiliation Codes
"u" Under Review "g" Group
"pd" Public Data "p" Pooled
"s" Syndicate "r" Reinsured
Not Rated Categories (NR)
NR-1 Insufficient Data
NR-2 Insufficient Size and/or Operating Experience
NR-3 Rating Procedure Inapplicable
NR-4 Company Request
NR-5 Not Formally Followed
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