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Rating Agency |
Category |
Description |
# of companies in category |
% of rated companies
in category |
| A.M. Best | A++ | Superior | 67 | 4.5 |
| | A+ | Superior | 259 | 17.3 |
| | A | Excellent | 288 | 19.2 |
| | A- | Excellent | 326 | 21.7 |
| | B++ | Very good | 166 | 11.1 |
| | B+ | Very good | 145 | 9.7 |
| | B and lower | Vulnerable | 250 | 16.5 |
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| Fitch | AAA | Exceptionally strong | 24 | 5.4 |
| | AA+ | Very strong | 72 | 16.3 |
| | AA | Very strong | 68 | 15.3 |
| | AA- | Very strong | 78 | 17.6 |
| | A+ | Strong | 59 | 13.3 |
| | A | Strong | 52 | 11.7 |
| | A- | Strong | 38 | 8.6 |
| | BBB+ | Good | 17 | 3.8 |
| | BBB | Good | 21 | 4.7 |
| | BBB- | Good | 8 | 1.8 |
| | BB+ and lower | Vulnerable | 6 | 1.4 |
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| Moody's | Aaa | Exceptional | 12 | 3.8 |
| | Aa1 | Excellent | 18 | 5.6 |
| | Aa2 | Excellent | 59 | 18.4 |
| | Aa3 | Excellent | 91 | 28.4 |
| | A1 | Good | 24 | 7.5 |
| | A2 | Good | 33 | 10.3 |
| | A3 | Good | 48 | 15.0 |
| | Baa1 | Adequate | 16 | 5.0 |
| | Baa2 | Adequate | 3 | 0.9 |
| | Baa3 | Adequate | 1 | 0.3 |
| | Ba1 and lower | Vulnerable | 15 | 4.7 |
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| S & P | AAA | Extremely strong | 30 | 4.6 |
| | AA+ | Very strong | 43 | 6.5 |
| | AA | Very strong | 97 | 14.7 |
| | AA- | Very strong | 63 | 9.6 |
| | A+ | Strong | 83 | 12.6 |
| | A | Strong | 134 | 20.4 |
| | A- | Strong | 61 | 9.3 |
| | BBB+ | Good | 26 | 4.0 |
| | BBB | Good | 37 | 5.6 |
| | BBB- | Good | 4 | 0.6 |
| | BB+ and lower | Vulnerable | 80 | 12.2 |
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| Weiss* | A+ | Excellent | 29** | 3 |
| | A | Excellent | 29** | 3 |
| | A- | Excellent | 29** | 3 |
| | B+ | Good | 282** | 29 |
| | B | Good | 282** | 29 |
| | B- | Good | 282** | 29 |
| | C+ | Fair | 380** | 39 |
| | C | Fair | 380** | 39 |
| | C- | Fair | 380** | 39 |
| | D+ and lower | Vulnerable | 272** | 28 |
*2004 figures; updated information not available
**As of March 25, 2003 |
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Ratings Agency Contact Information
All of the ratings agencies can be found on the Web, or reached by phone.
Agency |
Web site |
Address |
Phone number |
| A.M. Best Company, Inc | www.ambest.com | Ambest Rd.
Oldwick, NJ 08858 | 908-439-2200 |
| Fitch Ratings | www.fitchibca.com | 1 State Street Plaza
New York, NY 10004 | 1-800-75-FITCH |
| Moodyıs Investor Services* | www.moodys.com | 99 Church Street New York, NY 10007 | 212-553-0300 |
| Standard & Poorıs Insurance Ratings Services* | www2.standardandpoors.com | 55 Water Street
New York, NY 10004 | 212-438-2000 |
| Weiss Research** | www.weissratings.com | 15430 Endeavor Drive
Jupiter, FL 33478 | 800-289-9222 |
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*To use these Web sites, you have to register, but itıs free.
**Weiss charges $14.99 for each rating. However, its public Web site lists the ten highest and ten lowest ranked companies, and the companies themselves might reveal their Weiss rating.
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