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.A.M. Best created and maintains A.M. Best's Financial Suite, databases of financial statement information from the annual and quarterly financial statements filed by insurers with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The Best's Aggregates & Averages series details both current and historical statistics on the U. S. and Canadian property/casualty and life/health industries.Since first reporting on the insurance impact of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, A.M. Best has covered news events that impact the insurance industry. The company publishes several popular insurance news publications including BestWeek, a weekly insurance industry newsletter with three regional editions (U.S./Canada, Europe and Asia/Pacific); Best's Review, a monthly magazine; and an online wire service called BestWire. Additionally, A.M. Best publishes an online daily news digest called BestDay — a video edition of which is available on the company’s home page.
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