Best's rating changes. (Ratings).This summary of Best's Rating Best's ratingA rating A.M. Best Co. assigns to insurance companies based on the company's ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders. Changes includes U.S. 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. life, health-care and property/casualty insurers as well as international insurers that had ratings assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. , changed or placed under review since this section last appeared in the May 2002 edition of Best's Review. Best's Rating Changes is an abbreviated version of Best's Rating Monitor, which is published in Best Week, our weekly insurance industry newsletter. See page 18 for the Current Guide to Best's Ratings or visit the A.M. Best Co. Web site at www.ambest.com/ratings/access.html for detailed rating definitions. The A.M. Best rating of any company and basic company information are also available free of charge at the Web site.
Ratings Changed
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
Life
American Chambers Life 07869 NR-5 F
Insurance Company
US: Ohio
American Life Insurance 09091 NR-2 FPR4
Company
US: Illinois
Associates Financial Life Ins 08940 NR-5 FPR7
Co of NV
US: Nevada
Conseco Life Insurance Company 68083 NR-2 FPR6
of Texas
US: Texas
LifeRe Insurance Company 09435 NR-2 FPR4
US: Texas
SAFECO National Life Insurance 08934 NR-2 FPR8
Company
US: Washington
Transamerica Insurance 08151 NR-5 FPR8
Corporation
US: Iowa
New Unified Life Insurance 60366 A-
Company
US: Texas
USA Life One Insurance 06161 NR-5 B+
Company of IN
US: Indiana
- Western Fraternal Life 07225 B++ A-
Association
US: Iowa
Health Care
New Ameritas Managed Dental 68921 A NR-5
Plan Inc
US: California
Gulf South Health Plans Inc 68759 NR-5 E
US: Louisiana
New Health First Health Plans 64115 B++ B q
US: Florida
IHC Benefit Assurance Company, 68430 NR-2 FPR4
Inc
US: Utah
Medica Insurance Company 11072 NR-2 FPR5
US: Minnesota
Medical Community Insurance 60253 NR-5 E
Company
US: Texas
Medical One Inc 64387 NR-5 F
US: Puerto Rico
New Oath 60149 F C+ q
US: Louisiana
QualChoice of Virginia Health 64250 NR-5 B q
Plan, Inc
US: Virginia
Texas Health Choice L C 60138 NR-5 B
US: Texas
US Health and Life Insurance 09184 NR-2 FPR5
Company
US: Michigan
New Valley Baptist Health Plan, 64520 B+ C+ q
Inc
US: Texas
Property/Casualty
+ Alliance Mutual Insurance 10007 B++ B+
Company
US: North Carolina
New Anchor General Insurance 00364 B NR-2
Company
US: California
- Arbella Indemnity Insurance 11611 B++ A-
Company
US: Massachusetts
- Arbella Insurance Group 18220 B++ A-
US: Massachusetts
- Arbella Mutual Insurance 10663 B++ A-
Company
US: Massachusetts
- Arbella Protection Insurance 11335 B++ A-
Company
US: Massachusetts
New ASI Lloyds 12421 B++ NR-2
US: Texas
- Commonwealth Mutual Insurance 11786 B++ A-
Company
US: Massachusetts
- Commonwealth Reinsurance 11787 B++ A-
Company
US: Massachusetts
+ Constitutional Casualty 03085 B B-
Company
US: Illinois
- Convenant Insurance Company 11706 B++ A-
US: connecticut
- Diamond Insurance Company 11985 C+ B+
US: Illinois
Eastern Casualty Indemnity 12420 NR-5 A-
Company
US: New Hampshire
- Group Council Mutual 03745 F D
Insurance Company
US: New York
Kemper Environment Ltd 12104 NR-5 A u
US: Illinois
+ Leatherstocking Cooperative 11250 A- B++
Insurance Co
US: New York
Louisiana Pest Control 11452 NR-4 D
Insurance Company
US: Louisiana
Mutual Fire and Storm 01820 NR-4 B+
Insurance Company
US: Iowa
- National Automotive Insurance
Company 11516 C++ B+
US: Louisiana
- Northwest Physicians Mutual 10352 B- B++
Insurance Co
US: Oregon
- Realm National Insurance 00567 C++ B+
Company
US: New York
- Rock River Insurance Company 00812 A- A+ u
US: Wisconsin
- Royal Llyods of Texas 02702 A A+
US: Texas
Sauquoit Valley Insurance 10815 NR-4 B+
Company
US: New York
+ Sterling Insurance Company 00872 A- B++
US: New York
Texas Medical Liability Trust 11615 NR-4 B++
US: Texas
+ Union American Insurance 10471 C++ E
Company
US: Florida
+ Vanliner Insurance Company 02794 A- B++
US: Arizona
+ Virginia Farm Bureau Group 00952 A- B++
US: Virginia
+ Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual 02549 A- B++
Insurance Co
US: Virginia
+ Virginia FB F & C Ins Co 02548 A- B++
US: Virginia
+ Viginia FB Town and Country 11667 A- B++
Ins Co
US: Virginia
+ West Virginia Insurance 10979 A A-
Company
US: Virginia
International
New Agricultural & General Ins Co 72223 B+
Ltd
Isle Of Man
Contractors Casualty Ltd 11971 NR-5 A-
Bermuda
New Everest Re Group 84946 A+
Bermuda
I.P.C. Group 85317 NR-4 C
Bermuda
New Iner-Industry Insurnace Co 56362 B+
Ltd - Cons
Isle Of Man
New Manufactured Buildings Ins Co 72299 B+
Lted
Isle Of Man
Mutual Indemnity (Barbados) 85819 NR-4 C
Ltd
Barbados
Mutual Indemnity (Bermuda) Ltd 86288 NR-4 C
Bermuda
Mutual Indemnity (Dublin) Ltd 86077 NR-4 D
Ireland
Mutual Indemnity (U.S.) Ltd 85846 NR-4 C
Bermuda
Mutual Indemnity Ltd 85845 NR-4 C
Bermuda
New Risk Reinsurance Ltd 75069 A
Cayman Islands
Ratings Under Review
Property/Casualty
Rating Current Previous
Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating
U Alpha Property & Casualty 02634 A+ u A+
Insurance Co
US: Wisconsin
U American Country Insurance 02735 C++ u C++
Company
US: Illinois
U Charter County Mutual 11055 A+ u A+
Insurance Company
US: Texas
U Charter Indemnity Company 10419 A+ u A+
US: Texas
U Commercial Underwriters 11316 A++ u A++
Insurance Co
US: California
U Financial Indemnity Company 00391 A+ u A+
US: California
U First Mercury Insurance 11883 B++ u B++
Company
US: Illinois
U Milwaukee Casualty Insurance 03548 A+ u A+
Company
US: Wisconsin
U Milwaukee Mutual Insurance 00640 A+ u A+
Company
US: Wisconsin
U Milwaukee Safeguard Insurance 03289 A+ u A+
Company
US: Wisconsin
U Newmarket Underwriters 11990 A++ u A++
Insurance Company
US: New Hampshire
U Security National Insurance 02522 A+ u A+
Company
US: Texas
U Trinity Lloyds Insurance 03569 A+ u A+
Company
US: Texas
U Trinity Universal Ins Co of 04778 A+ u A+
KS, Inc
US: Kansas
U Trinity Universal Insurance 02523 A+ u A+
Company
US: Texas
U Union National Fire Insurance 03199 A+ u A+
Company
US: Louisiana
U Unitrin Direct Insurance 11762 A+ u A+
Company
US: Illinois
U Unitrin P & C Insurance Grp 00914 A+ u A+
US: Texas
U Valley Insurance Company 01873 A+ u A+
US: California
U Valley Property & Casualty 11979 A+ u A+
Insurance Co
US: Oregon
Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded
(New) Assigned initial rating
(u) Rating placed under review
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