A. M. Best Company, Inc. , headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, is rating agency designated as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best in New York City, the company moved to Morristown, New Jersey, in 1965, and subsequently to Oldwick, New Jersey, in 1974. It also maintains offices in London and Hong Kong and a news bureau in Washington, D.C. A.M.

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  • A. M. Best Company, Inc. , headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, is rating agency designated as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best in New York City, the company moved to Morristown, New Jersey, in 1965, and subsequently to Oldwick, New Jersey, in 1974. It also maintains offices in London and Hong Kong and a news bureau in Washington, D.C. A.M. Best issues financial-strength ratings measuring insurance companies' ability to pay claims. It also rates financial instruments issued by insurance companies, such as bonds, notes, and securitization products. Unlike fellow NRSROs Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch Ratings -- all three of which issue ratings for a broad range of business sectors—A. M. Best historically has specialized exclusively on the insurance marketplace; however, the company recently began issuing debt and financial-strength ratings for small and mid-sized commercial banks. The company publishes BestWeek, a popular weekly insurance industry newsletter with three regional editions (U.S. /Canada, Europe and Asia/Pacific). The company also publishes a monthly magazine, Best's Review, and an online wire service called BestWire. In addition, it annually presents the E-Fusion Awards, granted for outstanding technological innovation in the insurance industry. A privately held firm, A. M. Best also markets statement file reports culled from financial data reported by insurers to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Its "Aggregates & Averages" series details both current and historical statistics on the U. S. and Canadian property/casualty and life/health industries. The company is best known in the United States. Its overseas operations comprise of A. M. Best Europe, headquartered in London, which began operations in 1997 and the Hong Kong office, which hosts A. M. Best Asia-Pacific, which opened in 2000. A.M. Best shut down its Canadian office in 2003.
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  • A. M. Best Company, Inc. , headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, is rating agency designated as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best in New York City, the company moved to Morristown, New Jersey, in 1965, and subsequently to Oldwick, New Jersey, in 1974. It also maintains offices in London and Hong Kong and a news bureau in Washington, D.C. A.M.
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