Underwriting & Loss Control Resources

How can online betting operations prevent claims of fraudulent online transactions through their betting and gaming websites? When should lawn care and landscaping contractors perform maintenance on outdoor power equipment? How should dermatologist offices sterilize equipment to prevent patients from getting ill? What protocols can baby food manufacturers implement to prevent heavy metals from getting into food products? How can plywood manufacturers prevent explosion hazards from sawdust? What security measures should screw machine product manufacturers have in place to prevent the theft of important raw materials, such as metal?

If you are an underwriter or risk manager and need concise, in-depth answers to these and other questions, AM Best offers:

Best's Underwriting Reports, which cover hazards for more than 600 different industries with in-depth and heavily detailed examinations of business operations — including a "heads up" list for specific areas of concern. Be prepared with accurate underwriting research to ensure you know what to look for and the right questions to ask.

Best's Loss Control Reports, which describe the hazards present in a wide variety of industries and municipal services. Each report includes a description of the industry, on-site inspection checklists to identify exposures and loss controls, and a Hazard Index chart that quantifies the degree of liability in relevant lines of insurance.

For questions related to Best's Underwriting Reports and/or Best's Loss Control Reports please contact Technical Support or if you have a suggestion on a new report please contact our editors at Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports.

Note: The information in these reports has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of each report's publication; however, no responsibility is assumed by AM Best for loss or damage resulting from use of the information contained herein.

Newsworthy

Now in Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports:
In addition to the NAICS Codes relevant in the US, reports now include NAICS T-codes for the corresponding industries that are comparable across the three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This comparability facilitates international comparisons of economic data.

The original report on Online Betting Operations as well as the previously updated report on Lawn Care and Landscaping Contractors, and the newly updated reports on Dermatologists' Offices, Plywood Manufacturing, Baby Food Manufacturing, Hazardous Waste Site Mitigation Contractors, and Screw Machine Products Manufacturing are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports. Subscribers can read about these and nearly 600 other businesses, industries, and municipal services that are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports.

Of Further Interest...

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