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Best's Insurance Reports - United Kingdom
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The U.K. edition of Best's Insurance Reports offers credit ratings and analysis of insurers, reinsurers and groups operating in the United Kingdom, with reports on composite, life and non-life insurers and rated Lloyd's syndicates.

Use it to:

• Review A.M. Best's expert analysis of more than 700 U.K. composite, life and non-life insurers and rated Lloyd's syndicates.
• Check Best's Credit Ratings, explore the reasons a rating was assigned and see a five-year rating history to get a sense of the direction a company is going.
• Get unlimited online access to online AMB Credit Reports for U.K. insurers.
• Understand what makes one company secure and another vulnerable with in-depth commentary on operating methods and management philosophy.
• Get company contact and management information.
• Identify companies that meet certain criteria, for competitive research and benchmarking analysis.
• Search and sort insurers, create custom company lists, export data and link to current information on the A.M. Best Web site.

Your purchase includes:

• A CD-ROM containing complete reports on hundreds of insurance companies operating in the United Kingdom.
• Two additional CD shipments, updated with the latest ratings and reports
• Access to Best's Corporate Changes and Retirements, an online database featuring 15 years of data that lets users find changes impacting existing companies, locate surviving insurers for companies that have gone out of business and more
• An online search feature that lets Network and Unlimited customers search across industries, including annual financial data
• Online access to current AMB Credit Reports - Insurance Professional for U.K. insurers
• BestAlert Service
• Best's Review - Digital
• BestWeek online at the Full - Online Service level

Report features:

• Complete company name, address, and contact information
• Best's Credit Rating and Financial Size Category
• Rating Rationale, which explains the factors considered in assigning the rating
• Five-year rating history
• Key Financial Indicators, including statutory data and performance ratios
• Business review that can include when a company was incorporated, where it is licensed, its ownership characteristics, what lines of business it writes, etc.
• Financial Performance Review that analyzes profitability, underwriting experience and investments
• Capitalization analysis, including capital generation, quality of surplus, leverage analysis and loss reserve and reinsurance analysis
• Liquidity and cash flow analysis
• Management information and company history
• Financial statement information such as balance sheet, summary of operations and income statement

Important Links

• View hardware and software requirements.
• Discover new updates and enhancements.
• Search for current and archived company reports.

Includes BestAlert Service, A.M. Best Company's notification and tracking service. Registered customers have the ability to track and receive notice of selected insurance company rating changes, related news and other company-specific information.

Year First Published: 2002
Publication Cycle: First quarter; with two additional flows
Years of Data Included: Five
Entries: More than 700 companies
Contains Best's Credit Ratings: Yes
Price: Call
Phone orders: In the U.S. call (908) 439-2200 ext. 5803 (Sales Support). In Europe call +44 (0)20 7397 0290.
Multi-seat inquiries, including organization-wide access: In the U.S. call (908) 439-2200 ext. 5311 (Sales Support). In Europe call +44 (0)20 7397 0290.
ISBN: 978-1-934301-90-6

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 Credit Ratings and Profitability, Leverage and Liquidity ratios.

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(Document updated 12/31/2008)