AM Best Online Help
The interactive Results grid displays company lists matching search results generated from BestLink search pages. View Results from Basic Search, Advanced Search, Officers and Directors Search, Company List Manager or Company Browse search criteria. The Results page also displays company lists that users can load directly into the grid using the Select Company List feature. This feature supports all list types -- custom, shared, criteria and standard.
The companies resulting from a search are placed in a temporary custom company list called - Search Results - . Therefore, users who choose to load a list into the Results grid will still be able to load a prior search back into the grid by going to Select Company List and clicking on the - Search Results - under Custom Company Lists.
Access the Results page from the Main Menu, Search menu, Manage Lists menu, or from the View Results option available after running a search using one of the options listed above.
Company List - The companies matching the search performed display with additional company details in the Results grid.
Click the Modify Search text link to modify your search criteria. Basic Search opens with the previously selected criteria.
Click the Modify/Save Search text link, when applicable to return to Advanced Search and save or edit your previously searched criteria.
Click the New Search text link to begin a new search.
Click the Corporate Changes Search text link when displayed to access corporate changes going back to 1819. This option is available when the searched criteria is based on company name or company number.
Select a List Type (custom, shared, Public, criteria, standard)
Select a Product
Note: Only required when loading a Standard List.
Click the Refresh Data button to apply your selection. Click the Cancel button to exit the Company List Selection pop up.
Fields - There are approximately 50 fields available to be viewed alongside companies listed in the grid. Total Fields displays the number of fields selected either by default or by the preferences you set. Use the Select Fields option to add or remove selected fields or create a preferred list.
Note: The AMB Name and Number fields are stationary fields that cannot be removed.
Select Fields - From the Select Fields pop-up select the desired fields to refine your results. Preferred fields are displayed in green.
Note: Use the Expand and Collapse buttons to assist in locating the desired field list.
Select All - Select all the available fields to populate in the Results grid.
Clear All - to assist in resetting your selections.
Save As Preferred Fields - Save your field selections as a custom list to be used in search results.
Click the Refresh Data button to apply your selections. Click the Cancel button to exit the Field List pop up.
Add Related Companies - This feature allows users to add companies to the interactive grid that are related to companies shown in the list. Each additional company will appear with a green square next to it indicating it has been added to the original list.
Notes:
We recommend that you add related companies to a list before any sorting is done, thereby allowing groups and members of those groups to appear together within the grid.
The sort order within the grid is changed to the follow the Ultimate Parent Name / Group Name / Rating Unit Name sort order when adding any of the items in the Additional Related Companies feature.
Ultimate Parent - Identifies the topmost entity based on AM Best's analysis of the overall corporate structure and ownership.
Groups - Consolidation or grouping of related companies. For US Groups, this information is assigned for related companies that file the same financial statement type.
Rating Unit - Assigned to identify either individual insurers or a consolidation of member companies that are rated as a single entity.
Members of Rating Units - Rated entities that fall under a given Rating Unit.
For Example: A rated entity, XYZ Insurance Co., is one of the consolidated member companies of, XYZ Insurance World Inc., its Rating Unit.
Members of Groups - Related entities that are part of an AMB Group.
Financial Data Year - Select the desired data year. The year is applicable to financial numeric data only. Five years of data are available. Click the Refresh Data button to apply your selection.
Note:
Only one year of data can be selected at a time.
Currency - Select the desired Currency for your report. Original Currency is displayed by default. Click the Refresh Data button to apply your selection.
Reset - Click the reset button to return to the default settings.
Grid - This interactive grid allows users to refine their search results as well as navigate their refined results to other locations within BestLink, based on subscription. The information populated in this grid is driven by the selections made from the Select Company List option and the Field List option.
Click any of the column headers once to sort the column in ascending order. Click the header again to sort in descending order. Users can drag and drop the column headers to reorder the grid for their convenience. Click the corresponding checkbox to select specific companies and Limit the search results population to only the companies of your choosing. Use the Check All checkbox to selects all the companies that populated from your search criteria. Multiple search filters can be applied to assist in refining your search results criteria.
The RU/UP icon indicate if a company is a Rating Unit or an Ultimate Parent.
The Select or Filter drop-down options allows you to sort and filter your grid to assist ordering or further refining the results.
Click on the Report hyperlink, when available, to view the corresponding Best's Credit Report or Best's Financial Report for the specific company.
Change the amount of companies displayed per page from the Results Per Page drop-down option.
View the Company Overview for a company by clicking the Company Name text link.
Only selected companies will be used when accessing company data or saving a list.
Click the Export link to export the information to Excel.
Save as a Custom ListSave as a Custom List
Click the Save button.
The Save Companies dialog box opens.
Type a name in the Custom List Name text box.
Optional: Check the Summation box to save as a custom company summation.
Optional: Check the Share box to share your custom company lists with subscribers using the same registration number.
Click the Save button to apply.
Take Results to:
Quickly navigate to the features available in BestLink. Access is subscription based.
Company Overview
When selecting Company Overview note that your search results will be overwritten with your selection. Save as a custom company list to retain your search results.
Click the Go button to take your results to the selected destination. If you have made changes to the original search results you will be promoted to confirm that your search results will be overwritten with your selections. If you do not wish to overwrite your results you can save the results as a custom company list.