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Frequently Asked Questions: Best's Schedule S (Reinsurance) - Life/Health - United States
What is Best's Schedule S?
How will I benefit from Best's Schedule S?
What does my purchase include?
What is BestLink for Excel?
How is the data collected and validated for the financial products?
What network options are available?
How can I order Best's Schedule S?
Is product training available?
What features does the software offer?
If I need product support, how can I find it?
What is Best's Schedule S?
Best's Schedule S allows quick access to reinsurance data for more than 700 life/health insurance companies and approximately 150 groups, and their reinsurers, making it easy to track which insurers are assuming or ceding business and with which companies. Each part of Best's Schedule S is run through extensive internal cross-check procedures to ensure accuracy and consistency.
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How will I benefit from Best's Schedule S?
You can analyze statement filing data for life/health reinsurance risks ceded and assumed with the same high-quality statement data that A.M. Best uses to track the insurance industry.
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What does my purchase include?
Your purchase includes reinsurance data for more than 700 life/health companies and approximately 150 groups, as reported in Schedule S, Parts 1 through 4, of the NAIC Annual Statement, including total assets, capital and surplus, net premiums written and other portfolio reinsurance transactions.
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What is BestLink for Excel?
BestLink for Excel allows users of several products in A.M. Best's Insurance Industry Financial Suite to integrate the latest rating and financial data directly into their Excel-based research projects from the Web. This new offering is the first to use our new Web Services architecture, powered by A.M. Best's online Global Insurance & Banking Database.
BestLink for Excel features a series of Wizards and Quick Reports that let users download professional data presentations covering such items as Best's Company Profile Reports, Best's Ratings Profile Reports, Best's Executive Summary Reports, Best's Market Share Reports, Best's Insurance Expense Exhibit Studies and Statement Pages, depending on the product purchased. Users can also create Custom Reports, selecting the companies, data fields, years (up to 11) and, in some cases, the states and lines of business required for their research.
BestLink for Excel is available to purchasers of Best's Statement File (Property/Casualty, Life/Health and Health, including Separate Accounts), Best's Statement File - Canada (Property/Casualty and Life/Health), Best's Statement File - Global, Best's State/Line (Property/Casualty Lines, Life Lines, A&H Lines and Health Lines), Best's Insurance Expense Exhibit, Best's Schedule D, Best's Schedule F, Best's Schedule P and Best's Schedule S.
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How is the data collected and validated for the financial products?
A.M. Best collects annual and quarterly statement data from thousands of companies (property/casualty and life/health companies, HMOs, alternative-market entities and others). The data is prepared and submitted on software programs (such as BestESP Services) in the manner defined by the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data, we perform an exhaustive series of inter- and intra-page and current- to prior-year cross-checks. Major errors or inconsistencies that cannot be rectified by A.M. Best are reviewed with the insurer for further clarification when possible. We lead the industry in cross-checking calculations, devoting vast resources to the data-validation effort.
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What network options are available?
Our financial data products are available in stand-alone or network versions.
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How can I order Best's Schedule S?
Please contact your local sales representative, or call our Sales Department at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5311, for pricing, including single-seat and multi-user options. Or e-mail your inquiries to sales@ambest.com.
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Is product training available?
Yes. A.M. Best offers a variety of training workshops for our online and CD-ROM-based products. You'll become familiar with product features, learn to navigate through the various screens and discover time-saving tips and shortcuts. To register for training or to arrange a session at your site, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5115. Or e-mail training@ambest.com.
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What features does the software offer?
With this software, you can:
· Save and import company lists from other A.M. Best products.
· Select database parts from the main screen.
· Export data into various file formats.
· View a selected company with all available records
· Access updated Best's Ratings, company reports, news and more via Internet links embedded in the CD-ROM (additional product subscriptions may be required to access some online information)
· Search for specific criteria within company profile information or statement detail
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If I need product support, how can I find it?
· The online Product Support Center links you to the A.M. Best Web site, where you can access product updates, release notes and information on new products and enhancements.
· The Help Menu within the product offers field descriptions, a tutorial, tips for more efficient product usage and more.
· Our Technical Products Support Department is available exclusively to customers who have questions about A.M. Best's online and CD-ROM-based products and services.
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