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Welcome to BestLink, AM Best's direct online gateway to the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of insurance industry information and superior-quality analysis, without the need to install any software. With BestLink you can quickly and easily access Best's Credit Ratings, financial data and reports online. Search across Best's Financial Suite or Best's Insurance Reports to locate companies based on the criteria you require. A wide selection of Standard Reports is also available and includes sophisticated analysis on individual companies as well as comparison and composite reports to benchmark an insurer's performance against that of other companies. NAIC and OSFI Statement Pages/Forms can also easily be created for any number of companies and years.
Current Enhancement Notes:
BestLink Company Dashboard now includes Export-to-Excel options for all key financial indicators’ expanded tiles, also including Top Lines and Top States/Provinces/Countries. See the latest Quick Tips document or go directly to the Company Dashboard. (December 4, 2024)
BestLink Company Dashboard now provides expanded histories for top lines and territories of business. (October 24, 2024)
BestLink Company Dashboard now includes US and Canadian companies in the Global display. Further, the financial data of US and Canadian companies can be viewed from a choice of 23 currencies when Global is selected as the Default Source via the Settings option. All financial data tiles now show the applicable exchange rate for each year displayed. (September 4, 2024)
Organization Structure Added to Company Dashboard - Rating Unit structures, as well as Data and Corporate structures have been added to the dashboard. (July 10, 2024)
Current Database Notes:
2025 1st Quarter Data is available for the following databases:
Best's Quarterly Holding Companies (May 22, 2025)
Best's Quarterly Statement File - Title, US (May 21, 2025)
Best's Quarterly Statement File - Health, US (May 14. 2025)
Best's Quarterly Statement File - L/H, US (May 13, 2025)
Best's Quarterly Statement File - P/C, US (May 13, 2025)
2024 Industry Totals are available for the following databases:
Best's Insurance Expense Exhibit (IEE) - P/C, US (April 22, 2025)
Best's Statement File - P/C, US (April 7, 2025)
Best's Schedule P (Loss Reserves) - P/C, US (April 7, 2025)
Best's Statement File - L/H, US (April 4, 2025)
Best's Statement File - Separate Accounts, US (April 4, 2025)
Note:
Industry Totals are refreshed through June on a bi-weekly basis. Additional refreshes are scheduled quarterly.
2024 Industry Totals with Market Share and Ranking data is available for the following databases:
Best's State/Line (Life & A&H Lines) - L/H, US (April 3, 2025)
Best's State/Line (P/C Lines) - P/C, US (March 27, 2025)
Note:
Industry Totals are refreshed through June on a weekly basis for State/Line databases. Additional refreshes are scheduled quarterly.
2024 Annual Data is available for the following databases:
Best's Combined Life and Health, US (April 29, 2025)
Best's State-Based Supplements - P/C & L/H, US (April 16, 2025)
Best's Exhibit 5 (Aggregate Reserve for Life Contracts) - L/H, US (April 10, 2025)
Best's Statement File - P/C, Canada** (April 8, 2025)
Best's Insurance Reports - P/C, Canada ** (April 8, 2025)
Best's Statement File - L/H, Canada** (April 8, 2025)
Best's Insurance Reports - L/H, Canada ** (April 8, 2025)
Best's Schedule F (Reinsurance) - P/C, US (April 1, 2025)
Best's Schedule S (Reinsurance) - L/H, US (April 1, 2025)
Best's Statement File - Title, US (March 24, 2025)
Best's Schedule A (Real Estate) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule B (Mortgage Loans) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule BA (Other Long-Term Investments) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule D (Stocks and Bonds) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule DA (Short-Term Investments) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule DB (SWAPS & Forwards) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule DL (Securities Lending Collateral Assets) (March 17, 2025)
Best's Schedule E (Cash Equivalent) (March 17, 2025)
Industry Totals and Composites for 2023 and prior years are available in this release. 2024 Industry Totals are released beginning in early April.
** This includes data according to International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) for the 2024 annual filing period.
The following links have been provided for easy access to more detailed information: