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The following reports cover the Health market as followed by our BestWeek news publication. Complete access to the Special Reports & Statistical Studies listed below is available to full service subscribers of Best's Health Center - Premium Data & Reports or to BestWeek subscribers. Visit our NewsRoom for complete archives and advanced search features.

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2012 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty & Life/Health – Trend Review. Best’s Impairment Rate and Rating Transition Study – 1977 to 2011: This is the ninth study conducted by A.M. Best Co. on the long-term impairment rates of A.M. Best-rated, U.S.-domiciled insurance companies. It updates Best’s Impairment Rate and Rating Transition Study – 1977 to 2010, published May 16, 2011. Since the last impairment study, eight companies have been added to the list of impaired insurers for 2011.
Date: March 26, 2012    
2012 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2011 Financial Results: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 12-month 2011 admitted assets.
Date: March 21, 2012    
2012 Special Report: Saudi Arabia – Market Review. Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Market Adapts to Dramatic Change: Insurance penetration in Saudi Arabia is low but has grown rapidly in the past few years. A.M. Best believes the country’s economic outlook is sound, supporting an increased demand for insurance. The country was mildly affected by the Arab Spring, but whilst political concerns were somewhat heightened, stability was maintained.
Date: March 12, 2012    
2012 Special Report: Microinsurance – Market Review. The Potential of Microinsurance: With no standard definition of microinsurance, this report will generalize it as insurance accessed by the lower economic echelons of a population. Microinsurance serves to improve coverage of basic human necessities in terms of business lines such as health, life, funeral, property and agriculture.
Date: March 5, 2012    
2012 Special Report: U.S. Health – Issue Review. Tracking Health Insurers Across a Shifting Landscape: While broadly similar to those for life insurers, A.M. Best’s criteria for analyzing health insurance carriers focus on additional factors such as benchmarks, ratios and qualitative factors relevant to the health care operating environment.
Date: January 23, 2012    
2012 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty & Life/Health – Impairment Review. P/C Impairments Continue Climb; L/H Rate Remains Low, For Now: Property/casualty financial impairments continued to accelerate in 2011, while life/health impairments declined further, reflecting the divergent dynamics at work in the two segments. Property/casualty insurers continued to struggle with the weakened U.S. economy – especially the troubled real estate market – and the deteriorating workers’ compensation business. Life/health insurers drew strength from their generally superior capitalization.
Date: January 23, 2012    
2012 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 9-Month Admitted Assets – 2011: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 9-month 2011 admitted assets.
Date: January 16, 2012    
2012 Special Report: India Non-Life & Life – Market Review. Growth Anticipated for Indian Insurers, but Frustrations Remain: Since the Indian insurance market was liberalized in 2000, total insurance premiums have increased strongly, driven primarily by the life market. Continued economic growth and heightened demand for health insurance are resulting in foreign insurers and reinsurers seeking a greater presence.
Date: January 16, 2012    
2012 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 9-Month Capital & Surplus – 2011: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 9-month 2011 capital and surplus.
Date: January 16, 2012    
2012 Best’s Briefing: U.S. Health 2012 Outlook. A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for the Health Insurance Sector: Believing the majority of health insurers have positioned themselves well and are implementing strategies to adapt to the new operating environment while maintaining profitability, A.M. Best is revising the outlook to stable from negative for the health insurance sector.
Date: January 9, 2012    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 9-Month 2011 Financial Results: This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2011 admitted assets as of Sept. 30, 2011.
Date: December 5, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2010 Total Benefits Paid: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2010 total premium income.
Date: November 7, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Fraternal Life Societies – 2010 Admitted Assets: This statistical study presents the top U.S. fraternal life writers as ranked by 2010 admitted assets.
Date: November 7, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2010 Separate Account Assets: This statistical study presents the top 97 U.S. life and health writers as ranked by six-month 2011 separate account assets.
Date: October 31, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2010 Investment Returns: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life and health writers as ranked by six-month 2011 admitted assets.
Date: October 31, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: Life/Health – 2010 Capital & Surplus: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life and health writers as ranked by six-month 2011 capital and surplus.
Date: October 31, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life – 6-Month Capital & Surplus: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life/health writers as ranked on six-month 2011 capital and surplus.
Date: October 17, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations – 2010 Net Worth: This statistical study presents U.S. health maintenance organizations’ net worth, five-year trend, as ranked on 2010 total revenue.
Date: October 17, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life – 6-Month Admitted Assets: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life/health writers as ranked on six-month 2011 admitted assets.
Date: October 17, 2011    
2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Health – 2010 Capital and Surplus: This statistical study presents top companies filing health statutory statements as ranked by capital and surplus at year-end 2010.
Date: October 10, 2011    
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