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Secrets of Insurance Company Ratings - Revealed!

What your current provider may not be telling you - and how it could hurt you!

Every insurance company is given a financial rating by several different rating bureaus. Those ratings attest to the financial ability of the company to pay your claims. You should verify the rating of the company you insure with before you purchase your insurance. Best's Rating is the most common rating guide and here's how Best's rates insurance companies.

Every company receives a letter rating and a Roman Numeral Rating. The letter rating indicates how "secure" the company is in relation to its claims paying ability. Premiums and how a company "reserves" (how much money the company puts aside to pay future claims) is taken into consideration.
Here are the Best letter ratings:

Who do you want to put your financial future with? Under most circumstances, with at least an A- insurance company.

The Roman Numerals represent the financial size of the company:

These numbers represent the amount of Capital Surplus and Conditional Reserve Funds. (The money set-aside for claims) So, each insurance company has two ratings and it looks like this: A+XV, B+X, etc. Now would you rather cross the ocean on a Cruise Ship (and A++XV insurance company), or a rowboat (a CV insurance company)?

You should also check if an insurance company is domiciled (admitted) in the State or non-admitted. An admitted insurance company has their charter in the State and must abide by slightly different rules than non-admitted companies.  Its policyholders are also protected by the State Insolvency Fund that helps to pay for losses that are outstanding if the admitted company becomes insolvent.

Non-admitted companies are domiciled in other states and have the authority to write insurance in the this State if they pay certain taxes and fees…which are usually passed on to you. When you insure with a non-admitted company that becomes insolvent, the State Guarantee Fund will not pay the claims of those people or businesses insured by the non-admitted company.

It's OK to insure with a non-admitted company, you just want to make sure it has at least an "A" rating.

If you have questions about how a company's rating can affect your financial security, contact us here. For a quick quote to discover how you can close the gaps in your coverage and save up to 37% on your annual costs, click here.