How to Get Your Company/Securities Rated
A.M. Best assigns three types of obligor ratings. Best's Financial Strength Ratings are recognized worldwide as the benchmark for assessing insurers' financial strength and their ability to honor obligations to the policyholders. Best's Bank Deposit Ratings assess the ability of a bank to honor obligations to depositors and Issuer Credit Ratings assess the ability of an entity to honor its senior most unsecured financial obligations. The analytical components of these ratings involve both quantitative and qualitative factors grouped into three categories of evaluation:
- Balance Sheet Strength
- Operating Performance
- Business Profile
A.M. Best also assigns debt ratings to securities issued by these organizations as well as insurance-linked transactions.
A Best's Rating is a strategic tool that can promote consumer confidence in an organization's stability, as well as its attractiveness to investors.
What do I need to know to have my company or securities rated by A.M. Best?
For more information about how A.M. Best rates various types of companies and securities, review our extensive list of Rating Methodologies.
How can I prepare for a rating discussion? (Use the following outline.)
- Rating process Overview
- Data items required for a typical evaluation:
- Sample agendas:
For more information, or to begin the rating process, please use the following contact list based on region and industry type. Or, find out how to Contact a Rating Analyst.
| Region/Industry
| Contact
| Phone |
| Global Business Development |
Louise Julier |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5006 |
| U.S., Canada, Caribbean & Latin America |
Tina Bukow Truman |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5825 |
| Banking |
Bertram Beckett |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5288 |
| Life/Health, Hospital & Health Care Systems |
Michael Hoppes |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5154 |
| Property/Casualty & Captives, Title |
Justine Britland |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5036 |
| Structured Finance |
Robert Forsyth |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5744 |
| Non - US |
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| Hong Kong |
Winnie Wong |
(HK) +852 2827 3401 |
| Central/Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa & Captives |
Clive Thursby |
(UK) +44 207 397 0279 |
| Structured Finance |
Robert Forsyth |
(USA) +1 908 439 2200 ext. 5744 |
| Western Europe/United Kingdom |
Rebecca Tween |
(UK) +44 207 397 0288 |