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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Total Benefits Paid : This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 total benefits paid.
Date: 11/9/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Medical Professional Liability – 2008 Direct Premiums Written : This statistical study presents top U.S. medical professional liability writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 10/26/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents the top U.S. workers’ compensation writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 10/26/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations – 2008 Net Worth: This statistical study presents the top 25 U.S. health maintenance organizations as ranked by 2008 total revenue.
Date: 10/19/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Commercial Medical – 2008 Net Premiums Written : This statistical study presents top U.S. comprehensive commercial writers (hospital and medical) as ranked by net premiums written for 2008.
Date: 10/12/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Special Report: U.S. Health: 6-Month Market Review. Outlook Unchanged as Costs Increase Enrollment Decreases: A.M. Best is maintaining a negative outlook on the health insurance industry due to the continuing effects of the recession and future costs associated with the H1N1 virus, especially if the virus spreads and there’s uncertainty over health care reform.
Date: 10/5/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: Canada Auto – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents Canadian auto as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 9/14/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Special Report: Canadian Property/Casualty & Life – Review & Preview. Canada’s Insurers Face Significant Challenges Following Difficult 2008: Canada’s insurance markets were not able to fully escape the brunt of the 2008 global financial crisis. Capitalization declined for the property/casualty industry due to weaker investment results while life insurers opted to preserve or rebuild capital to maintain their financial strength while “de-risking” their product portfolios.
Date: 9/7/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 20
2009 Special Report: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – Market Review. Workers’ Compensation: How Bad Will It Get? : Challenging market conditions, the financial crisis and the recession drove profitability downward for the workers’ compensation market in 2008. A.M. Best expects the impact to linger through 2009 and well into 2010 as the market faces regulatory issues and reforms.
Date: 9/7/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 12
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Auto Physical Damage – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents U.S. auto physical damage as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 8/31/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Auto Liability – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents U.S. auto liability as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 8/31/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Commercial Auto – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents U.S. commercial auto as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 8/31/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Private Passenger – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents U.S. private passenger as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 8/31/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 4
2009 Special Report: Global Reinsurance – Market Review. Reinsurers Stay Afloat in Sinking Economy: A.M. Best is maintaining a stable outlook in 2009 for the global reinsurance sector, which implies that the majority of 2009 reinsurer rating actions are likely to be affirmations, with only a modest number of anticipated rating or outlook changes.
Date: 8/24/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 12
2009 Special Report: U.S. Hospitals – Market Review. Weak Margins Threaten Survival of Smaller Not-for-Profit Hospitals: A.M. Best believes that small to midsize, stand-alone, not-for-profit hospitals remain challenged in the near term, given the volatility in the capital markets and the generally negative economic conditions.
Date: 8/17/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 8
2009 Special Report: U.S. Health – Blue Cross Blue Shield 2008 Market Review. Blue Cross Blue Shield Results Indicate a Negative Impact in 2008: Aggregate results for Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in this study show a net income decline of 40.9% – a result of drops in both underwriting and investment income, year over year, as well as realized losses.
Date: 8/10/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 20
2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Property/Casualty – 2008 Direct Premiums Written by Line: This statistical study presents U.S. property/casualty writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written by line./span>
Date: 7/27/2009    Source: Statistical Studies (PDF)     Pages: 2
2009 Special Report: U.S. Group Life – 2008 Market Review. Group Life Market: Marginal Growth and Intense Competition: Based on initial year-end data, group life insurance issued decreased by approximately 3% in 2008. This was off 2007’s somewhat anomalous increase of almost 8%, which contrasts from 2006 when new business issued declined 1.6%. A.M. Best expects this negative sales trend to continue as the result of ongoing poor economic conditions as employers consolidate, reduce or eliminate benefits.
Date: 7/20/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 8
2009 Special Report: U.S. Wildfires – Catastrophe Review. Expanding Wildfire Season Adds to Insurers' Burden: Insurers face the prospect of further property losses from wildfires in 2009, with persistent drought conditions raising the potential for wildfire activity across parts of California, Nevada and the Northwest.
Date: 7/13/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 12
2009 Special Report: U.S. Hurricane – Catastrophe Review. Northeast Overdue for Major Storm as Industry Capacity Shrinks: With an eye on the Northeast, catastrophe modelers estimate a major hurricane could undergo an extratropical transition, intensifying and accelerating with destructive wind fields greater than those of hurricanes in the tropics and resulting in insured losses greater than $30 billion.
Date: 5/18/2009    Source: Special Reports (PDF)     Pages: 16
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