A. M. Best

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A.M. Best Company, Inc., headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, is a rating agency designated as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best in New York City, the privately held 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 focused exclusively on the insurance marketplace