Health Resources

Best's Rating System and Procedures

Our analytical process incorporates a host of quantitative and qualitative measures, including comparisons to peer and industry standards as well as assessments of an insurer's operating plans, philosophy and management.

Methodology

• Rating Members of Insurance Groups
• Rating New Company Formations
• Understanding BCAR for Life/Health Insurers
• A.M. Best's Liquidity Model for U.S. Life Insurers
• Recent draft of A.M. Best's Liquidity Model for U.S. Life Insurers
• Rating Funding Agreement-Backed Securities

Associations and Related Links

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• Healthfinder (U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services)
• Insurance Information Institute
• Families USA
• Consumers for Health Care Choices
• Medicare Information Source
• America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
• Health Financial Management Association (HFMA)
• LOMA
• ALTA Website
• National Association of Realtors Website
• National Association of Home Builders Website
• Freddie Mac Website
• TitleReport.com Website
• Morgage Bankers Association Website
• Federal Home Loan Website