Major AM Best Milestones
AM Best opinions matter…we are the benchmark for the world’s insurance industry. View our extended chronology to learn more.
Our Founder's Vision...1899
"... There should be some place where anyone interested...could obtain a reliable report upon the financial condition and operating methods of insurance companies."
- Alfred M. Best
1905
Introduced the first list of ratings of property and casualty insurance companies.
1928
Introduced the first ratings of life insurance companies in a new life insurance edition of Best's Key Rating Guide.
1997
Established a London-based subsidiary, now known as A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited and A.M. Best Europe – Information Services Limited.
Impacting the Industry...2005
A.M. Best Rating Services Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). Our analysis is steeped in decades of experience, relationships and communication with insurers.
Shaping the Future... 120 years later
AM Best is dedicated to encouraging a financially strong industry through the prevention and detection of insurer insolvency; bolstering the general public's faith in insurance companies.