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Best's Aggregates & Averages - Online -
Property/Casualty - United States & Canada

A.M. Best has added 21st century functionality to this classic benchmarking tool by making it available online. The same vital information in the printed references is accessible online as Microsoft® Excel spreadsheets for greater convenience, speed and flexibility in analyzing industry-wide performance.

Enjoy the benefits only an online, Excel-based resource can provide:

• Perform calculations with the added convenience of not having to rekey data into your own spreadsheets
• Create customized reports quickly and easily
• Save any exhibit to your computer for future benchmarking and research
• Receive any updates to data instantly and seamlessly

Your Purchase Includes:

• Online access to Excel spreadsheets that present a detailed compilation of P/C industry results for the current data year and over time
• A printed reference that contains the same information presented online
• A separate database of prior-year data
• Aggregated information for the P/C industry, including:
  • Balance Sheet and Summary of Operations - consolidated data on the property/casualty 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 P/C Total Industry, Industry Segment and Industry Composite records, with appropriate eliminations applied for interownership
  • Insurance Expense Exhibit-Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Insurance Expense Exhibit for Total Industry and Part 1 for the Industry Segments and Industry Composite Records
  • Time Series-trends over a period of years for various industry totals and ratios, including Major Contributions to Investments, Industry Operating Results, Industry Underwriting Ratios and Aggregates of the Property/Casualty Business
• Company-specific information, including:
  • Leading Companies and Groups - rankings of the leading writers of P/C insurance based on Assets, Net Premiums Written, and other measures
  • Lines of Business - studies developed from the Insurance Expense Exhibit database that allow you to compare the principal loss and expense components of major insurers for a particular class of business with other companies and with industry aggregates
  • U.S. and Canadian Company Rankings - listings of the top U.S. and Canadian P/C 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 and a complimentary copy of the The Best's Review Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry at the Regular Service level
• A one-year subscription to Best's Review and BestWeek online, plus a complimentary copy of The Guide at the Full Service Levels

Important Links

• Learn more about our data & request a video
• Bests Aggregates & Averages--Online--L/H
• Best's Aggregates & Averages--P/C (print)
• Best's Aggregates & Averages --L/H (print)

Year First Published: 2005
Publication Cycle: Third quarter
Years of Data Included: Multi-year
Price for Regular & Regular-Online Service: $760.00
Price for Full-Online Service (BestWeek Online Only): $1,360.00 (U.S.)
Price for Full Service (BestWeek Print/Online): $1,460.00 (U.S.)
Phone orders: (908) 439-2200 ext. 5311 (Corporate Sales)
Multi-seat inquiries, including organization-wide access: (908) 439-2200 ext. 5311 (Corporate Sales)

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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(Document updated 12/31/2008)