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Frequently Asked Questions: Best's Key Rating Guide - Life/Health - United States & Canada
What is Best's Key Rating Guide - Life/Health - United States & Canada?
What information does Best's Key Rating Guide contain?
What do I receive with my purchase?
What are Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports?
What makes Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports valuable?
How do I access Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports?
My co-worker purchased Best's Key Rating Guide and accesses the personalized Presentation Reports. How can I create a Presentation Report with my contact name as the header?
What functions are available with the CD-ROM?
What formats is Best's Key Rating Guide available in?
How much does Best's Key Rating Guide cost?
How do I purchase Best's Key Rating Guide?
What is BestAlert Service?
What is Best's Key Rating Guide - Life/Health - United States & Canada?
Best's Key Rating Guide is a concise overview of insurance company performance and provides information on more than 2,100 Life/Health insurers, including about 500 HMOs, in both print and CD-ROM format. Registered subscribers have access to personalized online Presenation Reports, which present the same information in a business-quality report that's perfect for proposals. Registered subscribers also have access to BestAlert Service, a customizable e-mail tracking service. Also included in the Life/Health edition is Best's Agent's Guide, supplying three years of additional fields such as new business issued, net operating gain and insurance in force on more than 1,200 companies. A Property/Casualty edition is also available for purchase.
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What information does Best's Key Rating Guide contain?
Each company profile contains the edition year's:
· Financial and operating data
· Insurer profile information
· Companies by state
· Guaranty funds
· Consolidated groups and fleets
· States and territories in which companies are licensed to do business
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What do I receive with my purchase?
You will receive: Best's Key Rating Guide - Life/Health or Property/Casualty in both the print version and on CD-ROM; BestAlert Service, A.M. Best's notification and tracking service that provides alerts regarding selected insurance company rating changes, related news and other company-specific information; and exclusive online access to allow you to print out up-to-date personalized Presentation Reports containing the current Best's Rating, plus the information found in Best's Key Rating Guide (one Presentation Report account per edition purchased).
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What are Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports?
These reports contain a personalized header including the Best's Key Rating Guide subscriber's name and business information followed by all of the data presented in a company's Best's Key Rating Guide entry. Each data field is not only listed but defined.
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What makes Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports valuable?
Not only are the reports personalized with the purchaser's business information, but each data field is defined, not just listed. You can present your clients with an attractive, objective report of a company's financial strength in terms that they will understand and that's backed by the A.M. Best Company.
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How do I access Best's Key Rating Guide Presentation Reports?
Only purchasers of Best's Key Rating Guide can access these reports. Once purchasers receive their Best's Key Rating Guide and register online with A.M. Best, they have full access to the Presentation Reports.
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My co-worker purchased Best's Key Rating Guide and accesses the personalized Presentation Reports. How can I create a Presentation Report with my contact name as the header?
The only way you can access a Presentation Report that features your name and contact information is to purchase your own copy of Best's Key Rating Guide. Call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742 to place your order.
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What functions are available with the CD-ROM?
You can:
· Search/Sort companies on more than 45 criteria
· View/Print side-by-side financial comparisons
· Access standard company lists sorted by Affiliated Singles, Unaffiliated Singles, Groups and Subgroups and Pools
· Export data to develop customized reports
· Access the A.M. Best Web site via links embedded in the CD-ROM for updated Best's Ratings, company reports, news and more
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What formats is Best's Key Rating Guide available in?
It is available in print and CD-ROM formats. You'll receive both -- all the comprehensive information included in the print version, with the added functionality of a CD-ROM. Updated personalized Presentation Reports can be printed on demand, for the latest ratings.
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How much does Best's Key Rating Guide cost?
For 2008, a Regular Service subscription, which includes a year of Best's Review magazine (print and digital), or a Regular - Online subscription, which includes Best's Review (digital only) are both $170. A Full Service subscription, which includes Best's Review and BestWeek print/online, is $855. Full - Online Service costs $750, and subscribers receive the online versions of Best's Review and BestWeek. Delivery Charges (U.S.) are $15.95. All prices are in U.S. dollars. Each purchase includes both the print version and CD-ROM. For ordering information, please contact Customer Service at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742, or e-mail customer_service@ambest.com. To inquire about multi-seat access, please call Corporate Sales at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5311 or e-mail sales@ambest.com.
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How do I purchase Best's Key Rating Guide?
Order online at the main product pages or call Customer Service at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742. If you have any questions, call or e-mail us at customer_service@ambest.com.
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What is BestAlert Service?
BestAlert Service is the notification and tracking service offered to customers of products through which the service is available. Registered customers have the ability to track and receive notice of selected insurance company rating changes, related news and other company-specific information.
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