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 November November: see month. 2006 edition of Best's Review. See page 25 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
New CDPHP Universal Benefits Inc 64596 B+ NR-5
US: New York
Citicorp Life Insurance 08382 NR-5 A
Company
US: Arizona
Delta Dental of Illinois 64487 NR-3 B+ pd
US: Illinois
-- Delta Dental of Kentucky Inc 64485 B pd B+ pd
US: Kentucky
-- Delta Dental of Missouri 65732 B pd B+ pd
US: Missouri
-- Dental Service of Massachu- 60193 B++ pd A- pd
setts Inc
US: Massachusetts
First Citicorp Life Insurance 09078 NR-5 A
Company
US: New York
-- Independence Blue Cross 64553 B pd B+ pd
US: Pennsylvania
North American Co for Life & 09044 NR-5 A-
Health NY
US: New York
+ PersonalCare Insurance of 60028 B++ B+
Illinois Inc
US: Illinois
Utica National Life Insurance 06446 NR-5 B++
Company
US: New York
+ Wilton Reassurance Life 06084 A- B
Company of NY
US: New York
HMO
- AmeriHealth HMO Inc 64139 B pd B+ pd
US: Pennsylvania
New Capital District Physicians' 68563 B++ NR-5
Health Plan
US: New York
+ Coventry Health Care of Kansas 64126 B++ B+
Inc
US: Kansas
Dental Choice Inc 65726 NR-3 B- pd
US: Kentucky
-- Keystone Health Plan East Inc 68924 B pd B+ pd
US: Pennsylvania
+ Piedmont Community Healthcare 64390 C++ pd C+ pd
Inc
US: Virginia
+ Southern Health Services Inc 68607 B++ B+
US: Virginia
- Ultimed HMO of Michigan Inc 64284 F E
US: Michigan
Property/Casualty
+ 1st Auto & Casualty Insurance 11233 B+ B
Company US: Wisconsin
Agents Alliance Insurance 11866 NR-5 A
Company US: North Carolina
New Ameriprise Insurance Company 13104 A
US: Wisconsin
New ARI Casualty Company 02607 B++ NR-5
US: New Jersey
New ARI Insurance Group 03886 B++ NR-5
US: New Jersey
New ARI Mutual Insurance Company 00376 B++ NR-5
US: New Jersey
+ Auto Club Family Insurance 10789 A+ A u
Company US: Missouri
+ Automobile Club Inter-Insu- 00185 A+ A u
rance Exchange US: Missouri
Automobile Club of Missouri 18095 NR-5 A u
Group US: Missouri
New Community Mutual Insurance 11047 B- NR-4
Company
US: New York
New Farmers Home Fire Insurance 03375 B++ NR-5
Company
US: Arkansas
Hawaiian Insurance & Guar 11581 NR-5 E
Co, Ltd
US: Hawaii
-- Lawyers Mutual Insurance 10632 B+ B++
Company of KY
US: Kentucky
+ Mennonite Mutual Insurance 00617 B++ B+
Company
US: Ohio
-- Oriska Insurance Company 11741 C- u C+
US: New York
New Prime Insurance Company 13308 B+
US: Illinois
New Prime Insurance Group 18696 B+
US: Illinois
+ Wisconsin Reinsurance 02791 B++ B+
Corporation
US: Wisconsin
+ Wisconsin Reinsurance Group 18165 B++ B+
US: Wisconsin
International
+ ACE European Group Limited 86485 A+ A
United Kingdom
+ Allianz Global Corporate & 87997 A A-
Specialty AG
Germany
Charter Reinsurance Company 85504 NR-5 E
Limited
United Kingdom
New Elvia Reiseversicherungs- 78025 A NR-5
Gesellschaft AG
Switzerland
+ Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd 86913 A- B++
Malaysia
New Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad 78303 A-
Malaysia
Rutland Insurance Ltd 57579 NR-3 B++
Guernsey
Troika 2004 Limited 77071 NR-5 F
United Kingdom
New XL Re Europe Limited 78455 A+
Ireland
Ratings Under Review
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
Property/Casualty
Affirmative Insurance Company 01795 B+ u B+
US: Illinois
Affirmative Insurance Group 18648 B+ u B+
US: Illinois
American Guaranty Insurance 00130 B++ u B++
Company
US: North Carolina
Converium Insurance (North 00554 B u B
America) Inc
US: New Jersey
Converium Reinsurance (NA) Inc 02696 B- u B-
US: Connecticut
Insura Property & Casualty 2741 B+ u B+
Ins Co, Inc
US: Illinois
International
Bahamas First General 86960 A- u A-
Insurance co Ltd
Bahamas
Catlin Insurance Company 77622 A u A
(UK) Ltd.
United Kingdom
Catlin Insurance Company 84805 A u A
Limited
Bermuda
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded;
(New) Assigned initial rating; (u) Rating under review
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quantitative and qualitative evaluation, of a company' 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+ Very Good
Vulnerable B, B- Fair
am C++, C+ Marginal
C, C- Weak
c 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 (NB)
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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