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View Presentations from: A.M. Best's 2007 Review & Preview Conference - European Update

Rating Activity & Announcements

A.M. Best Revises Year-End 2008 Projections for the U.S. P/C Industry:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Maintains Under Review Negative Status on American International Group, Inc. Operations Designated For Sale:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: Press Release

BestWeek: Life, Annuity Companies Face Challenges as Government Intervention Looms, Special Report Says:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Penn Treaty American Corporation and Its Subsidiaries:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Two of AEGON N.V.'s U.S. Subsidiaries Due to Legal Entity Mergers:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Places Ratings of Praetorian Specialty Insurance Company Under Review With Negative Implications :
Date: 10/1/2008 Source: Press Release

Best's Review: Explains How Insurers Go to Bat for Major League Baseball:
Date: 9/30/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Special Report: Economic Climate May Ultimately Trigger a Turn in the Cycle:
Date: 9/30/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Special Report: Capitalisation Under Pressure As Asset Values Decline:
Date: 9/30/2008 Source: Press Release

A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Lehman Re Limited:
Date: 9/30/2008 Source: Press Release

Industry Research

2008 Special Report: U.K. Non-Life – Review & Preview. Economic Climate May Ultimately Trigger a Turn in the Cycle:
Date: 9/29/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8

2008 Special Report: U.K. Life – Review & Preview. Capitalisation Under Pressure as Asset Values Decline:
Date: 9/29/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8

2008 Special Report: Global Reinsurance – Market Review.Though Industry Balance Sheets Are Healthy, Challenges Abound:
Date: 9/8/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 24

2008 Special Report: U.S. Surplus Lines – 2007 Market Review. Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, As Competitors Grab at Market Share:
Date: 8/25/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 44

2008 Special Report: Bermuda – 2007 Financial Review. Bermuda Insurers Carry Strength into a Softening Market:
Date: 4/21/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 6

News(as sourced by BestWire News)

A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Two of AEGON N.V.'s U.S. Subsidiaries Due to Legal Entity Mergers:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: BestWire

A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Penn Treaty American Corporation and Its Subsidiaries:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: BestWire

U.K. Underwriting Agency APC Launches Expansion Drive:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: BestWire

BestWeek: Life, Annuity Companies Face Challenges as Government Intervention Looms, Special Report Says:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: BestWire

A.M. Best Revises Year-End 2008 Projections for the U.S. P/C Industry:
Date: 10/3/2008 Source: BestWire

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