Best's Statement File - United Kingdom

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Get Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulatory returns data and analysis for Life and Non-Life insurers operating in the United Kingdom, in an easy-to-navigate software package that makes performance tracking and assessment simple and efficient.

Use this product to:

Research and compare specific insurers or reinsurers.
Perform peer and market-trend analysis on a comparable and consistent basis.
View company-specific or main Non-Life business lines to track claims development, or create and view combined lines of business.
Access PDF copies of original FSA returns.
Create graphical representations of your analysis without leaving the system, which lets your work flow more smoothly.
Create and print custom reports for individual countries.
Easily export data to other applications.

Your purchase includes:

A CD-ROM with two databases of insurers, Life and Non-Life, which contain data from the 1983, 1996 and 2005 Regulation formats, complete with source references

In the Non-Life database:

Returns data going back to 1988 for 595 U.K. general insurers and reinsurers
DTI/HMT/FSA returns data from all cells of all forms, from 1981 onward

In the Life database:

Returns data for more than 300 U.K. Life Insurance Offices and 33 Friendly Societies, backdated to 1988 and 1996, respectively
DTI/HMT/FSA returns data from all cells of all forms, for multiple years
Exhaustive report and analysis options, including Summary, Revenue Account, New Business, Surplus, Assets and Solvency

Comprehensive analysis capabilities, including as-filed regulatory returns data, in-depth company analysis, multicompany tabulated reports and access to PDF copies of complete FSA returns

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Year First Published: 2006

Published: Frequently

Contains Best's Ratings: Yes

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Multi-seat inquiries, including organization-wide access: In the U.S. call (908) 439-2200 ext. 5803 (Sales Support). In Europe call +44 (0)20 7626 6264.

ISBN: 978-1-934301-49-4

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.

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.
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.
Financial information for groups and major industry segments are presented in consolidated format, information that is not available elsewhere.
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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