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Frequently Asked Questions: Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports
What is Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
What type of data and functionality does this service provide?
What value does this service provide?
How do I access Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
How long will I have access to reports once I've subscribed?
Are there any restrictions on how I can use or distribute the information in Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
How much does Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports cost?
What payment options are available?
What are Historical AMB Credit Reports?
What is Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports is an online resource that offers subscribers access to AMB Credit Reports - Insurance Professional (Unabridged) for more than 330 reinsurers worldwide.
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What type of data and functionality does this service provide?
Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports lets you analyze the performance of reinsurers as followed by A.M. Best. The advanced search features let you search for companies by name, A.M. Best or NAIC number, business type, domicile, Best's Rating or key financial data (capital and surplus or net premiums written). You can also create and edit your own custom company lists, which can be exported to Excel or uploaded into your BestAlert Service portfolio.
As a subscriber, you'll have online access to the most up-to-date AMB Credit Report for each reinsurer. These reports present A.M. Best's full qualitative and quantitative performance analysis, including five years of Best's Ratings, the current Rating Rationale, selected statutory financial data, and management information.
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What value does this service provide?
The information in Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports provides an independent and objective assessment of reinsurers' performance, giving you an unbiased basis for comparing them. AMB Credit Reports offer A.M. Best's complete analysis for each reinsurer in the database, offering an unparalleled depth of information. Additionally, a Full Service or Full Service - Online subscription, which includes a subscription to BestWeek, gives you access to the full content of the reinsurance news stories in Best's Reinsurance Center, for a more complete picture of the reinsurance industry.
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How do I access Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
From the A.M. Best home page, select "Reinsurance" from the "Insurance Information Centers" drop-down menu on the right side of the screen, which will take you to Best's Reinsurance Center. Once there, click on the box that reads "Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports," on the upper left side of the screen. If you have not yet subscribed, you will be taken to a subscription page. If you are already a subscriber, you will be taken directly to the Advanced Search page or, if your session has timed out, to a log-in page to confirm your e-mail address and password. You can also enter the product through the Member Center.
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How long will I have access to reports once I've subscribed?
You'll have access to all of the benefits associated with your Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports subscription for one year from the initial date of purchase.
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Are there any restrictions on how I can use or distribute the information in Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports?
Yes. The information is intended for the individual use of the subscriber. You may use the data and reports in your own research, but they may not be reproduced or distributed in any way. You will be asked to sign an online license agreement detailing all of the conditions of use at the time of purchase. View our Terms of Use statement through the link at the bottom of this page for additional information.
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How much does Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports cost?
A Regular Service subscription provides one year of access for $495 and includes access to BestAlert Service, A.M. Best's company-tracking service, and a one-year subscription to Best's Review magazine (print and digital).
A Regular - Online Service subscription is also $495 and includes access to BestAlert Service, and a one-year subscription to Best's Review magazine (digital edition only).
A Full - Online Service subscription costs $1,080 and includes one year of access to Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports, BestAlert Service and one-year subscriptions to Best's Review (digital edition only) and the online edition of BestWeek, A.M. Best's weekly insurance news resource.
A Full Service subscription costs $1,180 and includes one year of access to Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports, BestAlert Service, and one-year subscriptions to Best's Review and BestWeek (print/online).
Multi-seat pricing is also available; please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5311, for details.
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What payment options are available?
Your subscription must be ordered through our secure eCommerce system using the online prompts. You may choose one of the following payment options: Charge your subscription to your credit card, use your Best's Online Account, or bill your established A.M. Best account. To bill your established A.M. Best account, call Customer Service at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742, after placing your order online.
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What are Historical AMB Credit Reports?
An archive of Historical AMB Credit Reports dating back to 2001 is available online as part of A.M. Best's line of standard product offerings. The archived reports, previously available only on a custom basis, present A.M. Best's analysis and commentary on property/casualty, life and health insurers at the time of each report's release.
Each historical report costs $50; stand-alone and LAN purchasers of the following A.M. Best products can buy reports for $35 each for the companies listed in the product edition they've purchased: Best's Insurance Reports, Best's Captive Center - Premium Data & Reports, Best's Health Center - Premium Data & Reports, Best's Reinsurance Center - Premium Data & Reports and Best's Statement File - Global. Customers who have Unlimited subscriptions to these products can access archived reports free of charge.
Archived reports can be purchased in print or online. To purchase a printed report, call Customer Service at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742. Online reports are available through Best's Rating Center, www.ambest.com/ratings, by typing the name of the desired company into the search box, selecting the specific company from the list of search results and choosing "AMB Credit Report - Insurance Professional (Unabridged) Archive" from the Reports and News section. Displayed in HTML format, the reports can be viewed online for 14 days from the date of purchase and printed for personal use.
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