2008-09-25 23:37:01 -

www.ambest.com - A.M. Best Co.'s 2008 Life/Health edition of Best's Aggregates & Averages - U.S. & Canada has been released. Best's Aggregates & Averages is available in both print and online formats. The online version, which now includes one year of archived back data, contains the same information as the print but presents all exhibits in Excel(R) spreadsheet format.

Both the Property/Casualty and Life/Health versions include data drawn from Best's Statement File and are particularly useful for benchmarking a company's performance against that of the rest of the insurance industry or that of a peer group. The data also can be used for studying industry-wide trends in balance sheets, expenses, investments and more. The Property/Casualty version of Best's Aggregates

& Averages will be released separately.

For more information about Best's Aggregates & Averages, visit www.ambest.com/sales/aggavg or call Corporate Sales at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5311.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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