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		<title><![CDATA[AIG: The Good, the Bad, and the Convoluted]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group has more than its share of headlines each week, and it's tough to decipher them all. The insurer was run for more than 30 years by former CEO Hank Greenberg as a puzzle only he could solve, and the confusion left behind when he was ousted in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:36:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 Best Annuities to Guarantee Income for Life]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving a monthly check from the day you retire until the day you die sounds mighty appealing. But signing up for an immediate annuity also means locking up your money with an insurer for decades. How can you be certain the company will still be around? Here are seven of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mutual Insurers versus Public Companies? The Feeling's Mutual]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/financial-services/10004015/mutual-insurers-versus-public-companies-the-feelings-mutual/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The recession isÂ blowing in the wind, but inÂ the right direction for the mutual insurance industry, according to a report by insurance company rater A.M. Best.    Best's report shows that mutual companies have added more than a percentage point to their premiums during the last year, up to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:52:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate Insurance Group and Allstate Financial; Downgrades Issuer Credit Ratings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A+ Superior and downgraded the issuer credit ratings ICR to "aa-" from "aa" of Allstate Insurance Group Allstate and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has downgraded the ICR to "a-" from "a" and the debt ratings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of The American Road Insurance Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_17/ai_n30909871]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ Good from B++ Good and issuer credit rating to "bbb-" from "bbb" of The American Road Insurance Company TARIC (Dearborn, MI). The outlook for both ratings is negative.  TARIC's capitalization and operating performance has been...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_16/ai_n30907866]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of "a-" of Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company Commonwealth (Worcester, MA). The outlook for both ratings is stable. Commonwealth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Special Report: Climate Remains Challenging; U.S. Government Steps In]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_6/ai_n29478458]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- U.S. life and annuity companies face an increasingly complex macroeconomic climate, with negative operating and net income trends and continuing adverse capital market conditions through third quarter 2008. Amid failing financial institutions and impending U.S. government intervention, financial flexibility remains diminished. Significant realizable capital erosion remains a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Bancinsurance Corporation and Ohio Indemnity Company; Maintains Negative Outlook]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_2/ai_n29472503]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of "a-" of Ohio Indemnity Company Ohio Indemnity (Columbus, OH). Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "bbb-" of Ohio Indemnity's parent, Bancinsurance Corporation Bancinsurance (OTC BB: BCIS)....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best's Review: Explains How Insurers Go to Bat for Major League Baseball]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Sept_30/ai_n29467161]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- Learn how insurers keep Major League Baseball's owners, teams and star players "safe" in the October issue of Best's Review, the award-winning monthly publication of A.M. Best Co.  In the cover story, "Covering the Bases," Senior Editor Robert O'Connor writes from London that specialty insurers like...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BestWeek: Bond Insurers See Tide Turning in Second Quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_29/ai_n28047213]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- After nearly a year of problems, the U.S. financial guaranty insurance industry finally saw its first casualty of the credit crunch in the second quarter, with the deal placing Maryland-based ACA Financial Guaranty into run off, according to a story in BestWeek U.S./Canada.  Corporate parent ACA...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of American Southern Group; Upgrades and Affirms Ratings of Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_28/ai_n28043624]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating FSR to A Excellent from A- Excellent and issuer credit ratings to "a" from "a-" of American Southern Group American Southern and its members. These ratings apply to American Southern Insurance Company (Topeka, KS), and its wholly-owned and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Withdraws Rating of ProCentury Corporation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_20/ai_n28013034]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the issuer credit rating of "bbb-" of ProCentury Corporation ProCentury (Westerville, OH).  This rating action is due to the completion of the merger of ProCentury and MBKPC Corp. Merger Sub, a subsidiary of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. Meadowbrook (Southfield, MI) (NYSE:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Special Report: The Fed Keeps Rates Steady as Stagflation Threatens the United States]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_20/ai_n28013043]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- After a tumultuous first quarter of scheduled and surprise cuts in the overnight federal funds target rate, the Federal Reserve Board voted 9-1 in second quarter 2008 to keep the target rate at a low 2.00%. The lone dissenter was Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Prudential Financial, Inc.'s New Junior Subordinated Notes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_27/ai_n27873894]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of "bbb" to the recently issued $800 million 9.0% junior subordinated notes of Prudential Financial, Inc. PFI (Newark, NJ) (NYSE: PRU). The outlook for the rating is positive. The ratings of PFI's domestic life/health insurance companies and existing debt...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Prudential Financial, Inc.'s New Junior Subordinated Notes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_17/ai_n27502915]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of "bbb" to the recently issued $600 million 8.875% fixed-to-floating rate junior subordinated notes of Prudential Financial, Inc. PFI (Newark, NJ) [NYSE: PRU]. The outlook for the rating is positive. The ratings of PFI's domestic life/health insurance companies and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Group Insurance Trust of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_16/ai_n25431289]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of B++ Good and issuer credit rating of "bbb" to Group Insurance Trust of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants The Trust (Redwood City, CA), a sponsored Trust of the California Society of CPAs CalCPA. The outlook...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company and Its Subsidiary]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_1/ai_n24966358]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned issuer credit ratings ICR of "aa-" and affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A+ Superior of Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company FILI (Salt Lake City, UT) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company EFILI (New York, NY)....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to American Capital Assurance Group and Its Member]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_17/ai_n24925379]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating FSR of B++ Good and issuer credit ratings ICR of "bbb" to American Capital Assurance Group ACA and its member, American Capital Assurance Corporation (both of St. Petersburg, FL).  Concurrently, A.M. Best has removed from under review...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Oxford Life and Christian Fidelity Life; Assigns Ratings to Dallas General Life]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Jan_31/ai_n24242018]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings ICR to "bbb+" from "bbb" and affirmed the financial strength ratings FSR of B++ Good of Oxford Life Insurance Company Oxford Life Arizona and Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Company Christian Fidelity Texas. A.M. Best also has affirmed the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Upgrades and Removes From Under Review Ratings of Merrill Lynch Life]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Jan_11/ai_n24228447]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings FSR to A+ Superior from A Excellent and the issuer credit ratings ICR to "aa-" from "a" of Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company (Little Rock, AR) and ML Life Insurance Company of New York (New York, NY) (together...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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