Best's rating changes. (Ratings).
This summary of Best's Rating Changes includes U.S.-domiciled life, health-care and property/casualty insurers as well as international insurers that had ratings assigned, changed or placed under review since this section last appeared in the February 2003 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 15 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 Ameribest Life Insurance 07773 NR-5 A Company US: Georgia American Maturity Life 08480 NR-3 A+ Insurance Company US: Connecticut - AXA Corporate Solutions Life 09083 B A u Reinsurance US: Delaware Delta Life and Annuity Company 06196 NR-5 A US: Kansas First Columbine Life Insurance 60293 NR-5 A+ Company US: Colorado Keyport Benefit Life Insurance 09575 NR-3 A+ Company US: New York - Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance 06694 B++ A- Company US: Illinois Mellon Life Insurance Company 09048 NR-5 A- US: Delaware - Merrill Lynch Life Insurance 09537 A A+ Company US: Arkansas - ML Life Insurance Company 08487 A A+ of New York US: New York - Monitor Life Insurance Co of NY 08664 B+ B++ US: New York Northbrook Life Insurance 06299 NR-3 A+ Company US: Arizona Northern Life Insurance Company 06841 NR-5 A+ US: Washington Health Care AET Health Care Plan of Georgia Inc 68911 NR-3 A- US: Georgia Aetna Health of North TX 68920 NR-3 A- US: Texas - Commercial Travelers Mutual 07361 B+ B++ Insurance Co US: New York Genesis Health Plan of Ohio Inc 64058 NR-3 C pd US: Ohio Lovelace Health Systems 68562 NR-5 A u US: New Mexico - Medico Life Insurance Company 07378 B- B US: Nebraska + Midwest Security Life Insurance 08297 A- B++ Company US: Wisconsin - Mutual Protective Insurance Company 03150 B- B US: Nebraska New UNICARE Health Plan of Oklahoma Inc 64633 A- NR-2 US: Oklahoma New UNICARE Health Plan of Virginia Inc 64725 A- US: Virginia + UNICARE Health Plans of Texas 64240 A- B++ US: Texas Wellness Plan of North Carolina Inc 64273 NR-5 C+ pd US: North Carolina Property/Casualty - 1st Auto & Casualty Insurance 11233 B B+ Company US: Wisconsin - Acceptance Insurance Company 02681 E C- US: Nebraska - American Nat'l Lawyers Ins 11383 E D Recip (RPG) US: Tennessee + Anchor General Insurance Company 00364 B+ B US: California + AXA Corporate Solutions 03718 A A- u Insurance Co US: New York - AXA Corporate Solutions 12315 A- u A u Uoyds Ins Co TX US: Texas - AXA Corporate Solutions 03811 B A u Reinsurance Co US: Delaware - AXA Re America Insurance Company 12329 A- u A u US: Delaware - AXA Re Property & Casualty 04779 A- u A u Ins Co US: Delaware + Bituminous Casualty Corporation 02075 A+ A US: Illinois + Bituminous Fire & Marine 02076 A+ A Insurance US: Illinois + Bituminous Insurance Companies 18434 A+ A US: Illinois Casualty Reciprocal Exchange 02141 E NR-4 US: Missouri Commerce Group Insurance Company 85728 NR-5 A+ Canada:Quebec - Commercial Risk Re-Insurance 11378 B++ u A- Company US: Vermont Constitution Insurance Company 11980 NR-3 B- US: New York - Doctors Insurance Recip RRG 11111 E D US: Illinois New Encompass Insurance Company 11794 A+ NR-3 US: Illinois Equity Mutual Insurance Company 02142 E NR-4 US: Missouri General Secur P & C Co 03129 NR-5 A-u US: New York General Security Insurance Company 11353 NR-5 A-u US: New York Gerling Global Reins Corp of 03046 NR-3 B- America US: New York New Germania Select Insurance Company 12564 A US: Texas Grange Mutual Insurance Company 10561 F NR-4 (OR) US: Oregon ING Wellington Insurance Company 85746 NR-5 A+ Canada: Ontario Lyndon Property Group 18571 NR-5 A- US: Missouri New Maxum Indemnity Company 12563 A- US: Delaware + Mutual Fire Insurance Co in 04735 B+ B- u Calvert Cty US: Maryland + Old Republic Minnehoma Insurance 00641 A= B+ Company US: Arizona + Old Republic Union Insurance 03769 A B++ Company US: Illinois Overseas Partners US Reinsurance 55027 NR-5 B++ Company US: Delaware - Reciprocal Alliance (RRG) 11797 E D US: Tennessee - Reciprocal of America 03776 E C- US: Virginia - Statewide Insurnace Company 02589 C+ B- US: Illinois Thames Insurance Company Inc 03774 NR-3 A- US: Connecticut Western Diversified Casualty 04822 NR-3 A- Ins Co US: Wisconsin International - Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs 86461 A+ A++ u Switzerland - Allianz Suisse Versicherungs 86462 A+ A++ u Switzerland AXA Cessions 84358 NR-5 A+ France + Bankers Insurance Company Limited 87227 B pd B- pd United Kingdom + BRIT Insurance Limited 86954 A A- u United Kingdom British Aviation Ins Co Ltd 86166 NR-3 B pd United Kingdom - Churchill Insurance Company 87274 B+ pd B++ pd Limited United Kingdom - Commercial Risk Reinsurance 86514 B++ u A- Company Bermuda Credit Suisse Pooled Pensions 87598 NR-5 B++ pd Limited United Kingdom - Cumberland Insurance Company 87308 B+ pd B++ pd Limited United Kingdom - DAS Legal Expenses Insurance 87310 B++ pd A- pd Company United Kingdom Eagle Star Insurance Company 85397 NR-3 B+ pd Limited United Kingdom - Financial Insurance Company Limited 85812 B pd B++ pd United Kingdom - Groupama General Insurance Company 87434 C pd B- pd United Kingdom - Groupama Insurance Company Limited 85211 C pd B- pd United Kingdom - Hamilton Insurance Company Limited 86142 B+ pd B++ pd United Kingdom New HDI Haftpflichtverbend Deutsch 85068 A+ NR-5 Industrie Germany HDI Haftpflichtverband Deutsch 85259 NR-5 A+ Industrie Germany - Hermes Assured Limited 87386 B- pd B pd United Kingdom - Isis Managed Pension Funds Limited 87436 B++ pd A- pd United Kingdom Lloyd's Syndicate 1003 48206 NR-3 A s United Kingdom - Meiji Life Insurance Company 85358 A A+ Japan - MISR Insurance Company 85257 A- A Egypt Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 85011 NR-5 A++ Germany - National Ins & Guarantee Corp PLC 87479 B pd B+ pd United Kingdom Orion Personal Insurances Limited 86501 NR-3 B+ pd United Kingdom Overseas Partners Assurance Ltd 55024 NR-5 B++ Bermuda Overseas Partners Ltd 86669 NR-5 B++ Bermuda Overseas Partners Re Ltd 86934 NR-5 B++ Bermuda New Singapore Reinsurance Corporation 85224 A- NR-5 Singapore - Sompo Japan Insurance Company of 86495 B- pd B+ pd Europe United Kingdom Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada 87614 NR-5 B+ pd (UK) United Kingdom Sun Life Pensions Management 87611 NR-5 A- pd Limited United Kingdom Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited 87616 NR-5 A- pd United Kingdom + Tokio Marine Europe Insurance 85366 B++ pd B+ pd Limited United Kingdom - Trafalgar Insurance Public 87635 B pd B+ pd Limited Co United Kingdom Vereinte Lebensversicherung AG 85944 NR-5 A++ u Germany Vereinte Versicherung AG 85843 NR-5 A++ u Germany Winterthur Pension Funds 87805 NR-5 B+ pd UK Limited United Kingdom Ratings Under Review Rating Current Previous Action Company Name & Domicile AMB# Rating Rating Property/Casualty U AXA Corporate Solutions E&S 10785 A- u A- u Lines Ins Co US: Delaware U Merastar Insurance Company 03596 A- u A- US: Tennessee U Prudential Commercial Insurance 03794 A- u A- Company US: Delaware U Prudential General Insurance 03795 A- u A- Company US: Delaware U Prudential P & C Ins Co 04785 A- u A- US: Indiana U Prudential Property & Casualty 05697 A- u A- Group US: Indiana U THI Holdings Group 18534 A- u A- US: Ohio U Titan Indemnity Company 00548 A- u A- US: Texas U Titan Insurance Company 10709 A- u A- US: Michigan U Victoria Automobile Insurance 11688 A- u A- Company US: Indiana U Victoria Fire & Casualty Company 00671 A- u A- US: Ohio U Victoria National Insurance Company 12059 A- u A- US: Ohio U Victoria Select Insurance Company 11689 A- u A- US: Ohio U Victoria Specialty Insurance Company 12058 A- u A- US: Ohio U Worldwide Direct Auto Insurance 03045 A u A Company US: Ohio U Worldwide Insurance Company 00609 A u A US: Ohio Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded (New) Assigned initial rating; (u)Rating placed under review
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| Publication: | Best's Review |
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| Article Type: | Illustration |
| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
| Date: | Mar 1, 2003 |
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