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 August 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
- Charter National Life Insurance 06211 B++ A-
Company
US: Illinois
- Fort Dearborn Life Ins Co of 68158 A A+
New York
US: New York
+ Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co 06504 B+ B
US: Louisiana
- Intramerica Life Insurance 06572 B++ A-
Company
US: New York
+ Mayflower National Life Insurance 07305 B++ B u
Co
US: Indiana
- United Family Life Insurance 07167 A- A
Company
US: Georgia
Veterans Life Insurance Company 07003 NR-5 A
US: Illinois
HMO
+ Community Health Group 64145 C+ pd C pd
US: California
+ Elderplan Inc 64286 B- pd C++ pd
US: New York
- Exclusive Healthcare Inc 68629 B+ A- u
US: Nebraska
FirstGuard Health Plan Inc 60191 NR-5 C++ pd
US: Missouri
FirstGuard Health Plan Kansas Inc 64809 NR-5 C++ pd
US: Kansas
+ HealthEase of Florida Inc 64647 B pd B- pd
US: Florida
- Medica Health Plans 68559 B- pd B pd
US: Minnesota
- Missouri Care LC 64416 C+ pd C++ pd
US: Missouri
- Physicians Health Plan of 68943 B- pd B pd
Mid-Michigan
US: Michigan
+ SCAN Health Plan 60187 B+ pd B pd
US: California
- Superior Health Plan Inc 64457 C pd C+ pd
US: Texas
+ Texas Children's Health Plan Inc 64244 B pd B- pd
US: Texas
- University Health Plans Inc 60157 C+ pd C++ pd
US: New Jersey
- WellCare of Connecticut Inc 60116 C+ pd C++ pd
US: Connecticut
Property/Casualty
+ Beacon Insurance Group 04061 A- B+
US: Texas
+ Beacon Lloyds Insurance Company 12542 A- B+
US: Texas
+ Beacon National Insurance Company 00207 A- B+
US: Texas
New Catlin Insurance Company, Inc. 13046 A
US: Texas
+ Catlin Specialty Insurance 10092 A A-
Company
US: Delaware
First Amer Home Buyers Protection 12155 NR-4 A
Corp
US: California
+ First Preferred Insurance Company 04052 A- B+
US: Texas
New Hawaii Employers' Mutual Ins Co, 12060 A NR-5
Inc
US: Hawaii
+ Lexon Insurance Company 00743 A- B++
US: Texas
New Lightyear Delos Group 18717 A-
US: Delaware
+ Merastar Insurance Company 03596 A A- u
US: Indiana
New Naxos Insurance Company 13825 A-
US: Delaware
New OHIC Insurance Company 03778 A- NR-5
US: Ohio
+ Patriot Insurance Company 11495 A+ B++ u
US: Maine
+ Petrolia Insurance Company 02573 A- B+
US: Texas
+ Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange 03650 B+ B
US: Texas
+ Wisconsin Mutual Insurance 03524 A- B++
Company
US: Wisconsin
International
- AXA Re 85219 A- A
France
- AXA Re Group 86219 A- A
France
- Colonial Life Ins Co (Trinidad) 84414 B++ A-
Ltd
Trinidad And Tobago
New HDI Haftpflichtverband Deutsch 85259 A NR-5
Industrie
Germany
New Infrassure Ltd., Vaduz 78825 A-
Liechtenstein
New Maiden Insurance Company Ltd. 78772 A-
Bermuda
- Mapfre Asistencia Compania 87127 A A+ u
Internacional
Spain
- Mapfre Asistencia Compania 87130 A A+ u
Internacional
Spain
- Mapfre Empresas Cia de Seg y Reas 83013 A- A u
Spain
Mapfre Mutualidad de Seguros y Re 86157 NR-5 A+ u
(Cons)
Spain
+ Markel International Insurance Co 85173 A A-
Ltd
United Kingdom
- Paris Re Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. 86116 A- A
Singapore
- Pioneer Insurance Company Limited 89069 B u B+
New Zealand
New Transportation P & C Co Inc 57080 A-
Canada: British Columbia
New United Re (Europe) S.A. 78596 A-
Luxembourg
Ratings Under Review
Property/Casualty
First Nonprofit Insurance Company 10856 B++ u B++
US: Illinois
Madison Insurance Company 11983 A- u A-
US: Georgia
Milwaukee Insurance Company 00640 A u A
US: Wisconsin
Seaworthy Insurance Company 11390 A- u A-
US: Maryland
Service Insurance Company 03785 A- u A-
US: Florida
International
Ariel Reinsurance Company Ltd. 78115 A- u A-
Bermuda
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded; (New) Assigned
initial rating; (u) Rating under review
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