Best's Aggregates & Averages - Life/Health -
United States & Canada (print)

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This unique reference presents current and historical statistics on the life/health industry. Results in key areas of insurer performance for all companies in the industry are aggregated and presented in meaningful exhibits - vital for benchmarking and strategic planning. Best's Aggregates & Averages Life/Health provides a means for discerning statistical patterns over time and gives you a reliable basis for projecting future trends.

Your Purchase Includes

• A printed reference that presents a detailed compilation of L/H industry results for the current data year and over time
• Mixed annual data from the life and health statements to provide a more complete picture of the life and health industries
• Aggregated information for the L/H industry, including:
  • Balance Sheet and Summary of Operations - consolidated data on the life/health Total Industry, Industry Segments and Industry Composites
  • Quantitative Analysis Reports - a comprehensive review of key financial and operating performance measures within three critical evaluation areas: Profitability, Investments and Liquidity, and Leverage/Capitalization
  • Annual Statement - Key pages of the Annual Statement for the current year L/H Total Industry, Industry Segment and Industry Composite records, with appropriate eliminations applied for interownership
  • Analysis of Operations by Line (L/H edition) - detailed income statements for each primary business line, on a total industry basis, with a condensed 10-year history by-line
  • Reserves (L/H edition) - detailed information by line for Life, Annuity, and Accident and Health reserves on a total industry basis with a 10-year history
• Company-specific information, including:
  • Leading Companies and Groups - rankings of the leading writers of L/H insurance based on Assets, Net Premiums Written, and other measures
  • U.S. and Canadian Company Rankings - listings of the top U.S. and Canadian L/H groups and unaffiliated single companies as ranked based on Assets, Net Premiums Written and other measures
• A one-year subscription to Best's Review magazine, A.M. Best's award-winning monthly publication, is included with your purchase at all news service levels
• A one-year subscription to Best's Insurance News & Analysis is included with your purchase at the Full News Service level

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Year First Published: 1982
Publication Cycle: Third quarter
Years of Data Included: Multi-year
Price for Regular News Service: $490 (U.S.)
Price for Full News Service: $1,250 (U.S.)
Delivery Charges: $10.95 (U.S.)
Phone orders: (908) 439-2200 ext. 5311 (Customer Service)
ISSN: 1551-8302
ISBN: 978-1-936105-02-1

Need additional data? Contact A.M. Best's Custom Data Services team for your special needs. With access to decades of filings, historical rating information and the ability to aggregate financial information by a variety of criteria, a solution is only a phone call away. (908) 439-2200 ext. 5383.

A.M. Best Data: Clean. Complete. Accurate.

1. No data provider can equal the accuracy, scope or value of information from A.M. Best. We collect quarterly and annual statement data from more than 6,000 companies -- Property/Casualty and Life/Health companies, HMOs, alternative market entities and others -- and perform exhaustive tests and cross-checks for accuracy.
2. Historical information is presented in 'as is' format, meaning it reflects today's ownership structures. Each company is identified in a way that allows us to track its development through changes in ownership or structure.
3. Financial information for groups and major industry segments are presented in consolidated format, information that is not available elsewhere.
4. Many of our publications include qualitative analysis of insurance company and industry performance, as well as unique, value-added indicators such as Best's Ratings and Profitability, Leverage and Liquidity ratios.

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