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Rating actions.(Ratings)(Statistical table) - Best's Review

This edition reflects all financial strength rating changes--assignments, changes or placed under review--that occurred for life, health and property/casualty insurers domiciled in North America, as well as non-U.S. insurance companies, since this section last appeared in the September 2009 edition of Best's Review.

See page 27 for the current Guide to Best's Financial Strength Ratings or visit the A.M. Best Co. Web site at www.ambest.com/ratings/guide.html for detailed rating definitions. The A.M. Best rating of any company and basic company information also are available free of charge at www.ambest.com/ratings/access.html.

Ratings ChangedRating                                               Current   PreviousAction   Company Name & Domicile             AMB#    Rating    Rating         U.S. Life/Health         Blue Cross & Blue Shield of         Rhode Island                        64570   NR-5      B+ pd         Rhode Island         Blue Cross & BS of NC               64070   NR-5      A- pd         North Carolina         Blue Cross and Blue Shield         of Alabama                          60080   NR-5      B++ pd         Alabama         Blue Cross Blue Shield of         Tennessee Inc                       64002   NR-5      A- pd         Tennessee         CareFirst of Maryland Inc           64470   NR-5      B+ pd         MarylandNew      Charleston Capital Reinsurance         LLC                                 76825   A-        NR-5         District Of ColumbiaNew      Columbia Capital Life         Reinsurance Co                      60579   A-        NR-3         District Of Columbia         Group Hospitalization and         Medical Svcs                        64471   NR-5      B++ pd         District Of Columbia-        Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co   6504    B         B+         Louisiana         Hawaii Medical Service         Association                         64035   NR-5      B+ pd         Hawaii         HealthNow New York Inc              64602   NR-5      B+ pd         New York         Horizon Healthcare Services Inc     64022   NR-5      B++ pd         New Jersey         Independence Blue Cross             64553   NR-5      B pd         Pennsylvania         Louisiana Health Service &         Indemnity Co                        68440   NR-5      B++ pd         Louisiana-        Popular Life Re                     60399   B         B+         Puerto Rico         U.S. HMO         ADVANTAGE Health Solutions Inc      64624   NR-5      C++ pd         Indiana         Aetna Health Inc (a TN corp)        60128   NR-5      A-         Tennessee         Aetna Health Inc (an AZ corp)       68971   NR-5      A-         Arizona         Aetna Health Inc (an OK corp)       64367   NR-5      A-         Oklahoma         Aetna Health of IL                  60122   NR-5      A-         Illinois         Alliance for Community Health       64179   NR-5      B- pd         Missouri         Aloha Care                          64224   NR-5      B+ pd         Hawaii         AMERIGROUP Maryland                 64612   NR-5      C++ pd         District Of Columbia         AMERIGROUP New Jersey Inc           64209   NR-5      C++ pd         New Jersey                                            Rating         AMERIGROUP Ohio Inc                 64873   NR-5      C++ pd         Ohio         AMERIGROUP Texas Inc                64238   NR-5      C++ pd         Texas         AmeriHealth HMO Inc                 64139   NR-5      B pd         Pennsylvania         Athens Area Health Plan Select         Inc                                 64556   NR-5      C++ pd         Georgia         Avera Health Plans Inc              64515   NR-5      B- pd         South Dakota         Bravo Health Mid-Atlantic Inc       64697   NR-5      C+ pd         Maryland         Bravo Health Pennsylvania Inc       64743   NR-5      C+ pd         Pennsylvania         Care 1st Health Plan Inc            64143   NR-5      B- pd         California         CareFirst BlueChoice Inc            68605   NR-5      B++ pd         District Of Columbia         CareSource                          68574   NR-5      C++ pd         Ohio         CareSource Michigan                 64042   NR-5      C pd         Michigan         Children's Mercy's Family Hlth         Partners                            64183   NR-5      C+ pd         Missouri         Chinese Community Health Plan       64144   NR-5      C+ pd         California         Colorado Access                     64310   NR-5      C pd         Colorado         Columbia United Providers Inc       64106   NR-5      C+ pd         Washington         Community First Health Plans Inc    64049   NR-5      C+ pd         Texas         Community Health Choice Inc         64454   NR-5      C+ pd         Texas         Community Health Group              64145   NR-5      C+ pd         California         Community Health Plan of         Washington                          64472   NR-5      B pd         Washington         CommunityCare HMO Inc               64165   NR-5      C++ pd         Oklahoma         Cook Children's Health Plan         64508   NR-5      C+ pd         Texas         Cox Health Systems HMO              64421   NR-5      C++ pd         Missouri         DC Chartered Health Plan Inc        64625   NR-5      B- pd         District Of Columbia         Denver Health Medical Plan Inc      64420   NR-5      C+ pd         Colorado         Driscoll Children's Health Plan     64519   NR-5      C- pd         Texas         El Paso First Health Plans          64692   NR-5      C+ pd         Texas         Elderplan Inc                       64286   NR-5      B pd         New York         Fallon Community Health Plan Inc    60160   NR-5      B pd         Massachusetts         FirstCarolinaCare Insurance         64268   NR-5      B+ pd         Company Inc         North Carolina         Gateway Health Plan Inc             60129   NR-4      B-         Pennsylvania         Geisinger Health Plan               68588   NR-5      B+ pd         Pennsylvania         Good Health HMO Inc                 68956   NR-5      B pd         Missouri         Grand Valley Health Plan Inc        68632   NR-5      C++ pd         Michigan         Group Health Coop of South          68807   NR-5      B+ pd         Central WI         Wisconsin         Group Health Cooperative            64044   NR-5      B++ pd         Washington         Group Health Cooperative of Eau     68654   NR-5      B- pd         Claire         Wisconsin         Group Health Plan Inc               68667   NR-5      C++ pd         Minnesota         Gundersen Lutheran Health Plan      64204   NR-5      C+ pd         Inc         Wisconsin         Harmony Health Plan of Illinois     64093   NR-5      C++ pd         Inc         Illinois         Health Alliance Plan of Michigan    68810   NR-5      B++ pd         Michigan         Health Partners of Philadelphia     64160   NR-5      C+ pd         Inc         Pennsylvania         Health Plan of Michigan             64615   NR-5      B- pd         Michigan         Health Plan of the Upper Ohio       64201   NR-5      B pd         Valley         West Virginia         Health Plus of Louisiana Inc        64279   NR-5      B pd         Louisiana         Health Right Inc                    64611   NR-5      C++ pd         District Of Columbia         Health Tradition Health Plan        68620   NR-5      C++ pd         Wisconsin         HealthEase of Florida Inc           64647   NR-5      B- pd         Florida         HealthPartners Inc                  68731   NR-5      B+ pd         Minnesota         HealthPlus of Michigan Inc          68555   NR-5      B- pd         Michigan         HealthPlus Partners Inc             64762   NR-5      C pd         Michigan         HealthSpring of Alabama Inc         68784   NR-5      C++ pd         Alabama         HealthSpring of Tennessee Inc       64300   NR-5      C+ pd         Tennessee         HMO Louisiana Inc                   68990   NR-5      B++ pd         Louisiana         HMO of Northeastern Pennsylvania    68780   NR-5      B pd         Pennsylvania         Horizon Healthcare Dental Inc       64696   NR-5      B+ pd         New Jersey         Horizon Healthcare of New Jersey    68960   NR-5      B++ pd         Inc         New Jersey         Independent Health Association      64343   NR-5      B++ pd         New York         Inland Empire Health Plan           64578   NR-5      C pd         California         Inter Valley Health Plan Inc        64148   NR-5      C pd         California         Kaiser Fdn Hlth Pl Mid-Atlantic     68551   NR-5      B++ pd         States         Maryland         Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc   64585   NR-5      A- pd         California         Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of    68516   NR-5      B+ pd         CO         Colorado         Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of    68528   NR-5      B+ pd         Georgia         Georgia         Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of    68585   NR-5      B++ pd         NW         Oregon         Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of    68577   NR-5      B pd         Ohio         Ohio         Kern Health Systems                 64084   NR-5      B pd         California         Kern Health Systems Group Health    64851   NR-5      B pd         Plan         California         Keystone Health Plan East Inc       68924   NR-5      B pd         Pennsylvania         Lovelace Health System Inc          68562   NR-5      C++ pd         New Mexico         Managed Health Inc                  64346   NR-5      C++ pd         New York         McLaren Health Plan Inc             64616   NR-5      B pd         Michigan         MDwise Inc                          64386   NR-5      C+ pd         Indiana         Medica Health Plans                 68559   NR-5      B pd         Minnesota         Medical Associates Health Plan      68542   NR-5      B- pd         Inc         Iowa         Medical Health Insuring Corp of     64217   NR-5      B++ pd         Ohio         Ohio         Midwest Health Plan Inc             64518   NR-5      B pd         Michigan         MMM Healthcare Inc                  64707   NR-5      C- pd         Puerto Rico         Molina Healthcare of California     64150   NR-5      C++ pd         Inc         California         Molina Healthcare of Michigan Inc   64685   NR-5      C++ pd         Michigan         Molina Healthcare of New Mexico     64260   NR-5      B- pd         New Mexico         Molina Healthcare of Utah Inc       64341   NR-5      C+ pd         Utah         Molina Healthcare of Washington     68949   NR-5      B pd         Inc         Washington         Mount Carmel Health Plan Inc        64112   NR-5      B++ pd         Ohio         M-Plan Inc                          60142   NR-5      B pd         Indiana         Neighborhood Health Plan Inc        68744   NR-5      B pd         Massachusetts         Neighborhood Health Plan of RI      64293   NR-5      B- pd         Inc         Rhode Island         New West Health Services            64398   NR-5      C+ pd         Montana         OPTIMA Health Plan                  68821   NR-5      B+ pd         Virginia         Paramount Advantage                 64833   NR-5      C++ pd         Ohio         Paramount Care Inc                  68579   NR-5      B- pd         Ohio         Paramount Care of Michigan          64294   NR-5      B- pd         Michigan         PARTNERS National Health Plans of   68822   NR-5      B++ pd         NC         North Carolina         Physicians Health Plan of           68943   NR-5      B- pd         Mid-Michigan         Michigan         Physicians Health Pln Mid-MI        64740   NR-5      C++ pd         FamilyCare         Michigan         Physicians Plus Insurance           68683   NR-5      B pd         Corporation         Wisconsin         Preferred Health                    64053   NR-5      C pd         Puerto Rico         Preferred Plus of Kansas Inc        68937   NR-5      B- pd         Kansas         PreferredOne Community Health       64054   NR-5      B- pd         Plan         Minnesota         Premier Health Inc                  64072   NR-5      A         Kansas         Presbyterian Health Plan Inc        68930   NR-5      B- pd         New Mexico         PrimeCare Medical Network Inc       64659   NR-5      C+ pd         California         PSO Health Services LLC             64777   NR-5      C pd         Texas         Rochester Area Health Maintenance   64296   NR-5      B+         Org         New York         Sanford Health Plan                 64393   NR-5      C+ pd         South Dakota         Santa Clara County                  64152   NR-5      C- pd         California         SCAN Health Plan                    60187   NR-5      B++ pd         California         Scripps Clinic Health Plan          64661   NR-5      C- pd         Services Inc         California         Security Health Plan of Wisconsin   64207   NR-5      B- pd         Inc         Wisconsin         SelectHealth Inc                    64078   NR-5      B+ pd         Utah         Seton Health Plan Inc               64252   NR-5      B+ pd         Texas         Sharp Health Plan                   64064   NR-5      C++ pd         California         Superior Dental Care Inc            65724   NR-5      B- pd         Ohio         Tenet Choices Inc                   64430   NR-5      C pd         Louisiana         Texas Children's Health Plan Inc    64244   NR-5      C++ pd         Texas         Texas HealthSpring LLC              64828   NR-5      C++ pd         Texas         Total Health Care Inc               64297   NR-5      C++ pd         Michigan         Tufts Associated Health Maint Org   68684   NR-5      B pd         Inc         Massachusetts         UCare Minnesota                     68935   NR-5      B pd         Minnesota         Union Health Service Inc            64091   NR-5      C++ pd         Illinois         Upper Peninsula Health Plan Inc     64619   NR-5      B- pd         Michigan         Vantage Health Plan Inc             64282   NR-5      B- pd         Louisiana         Virginia Premier Health Plan        64251   NR-5      B- pd         Virginia         Vista Health Plan Inc               64191   NR-5      C++ pd         Pennsylvania         VIVA Health Inc                     64257   NR-5      C++ pd         Alabama         WellCare of Connecticut Inc         60116   NR-5      C+ pd         Connecticut         WellCare of Florida Inc             64118   NR-5      C++ pd         Florida         WINhealth Partners                  64021   NR-5      B pd         Wyoming         WPS Health Plan Inc                 64830   NR-5      B- pd         WisconsinU.S. Property/Casualty-        AgSecurity Insurance Company        4099    B+ u      B++         OklahomaNew      Americas Insurance Company          4030    B         NR-3         Louisiana         Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund     12395   NR-4      C-         Inc *         Florida+        Carolina Casualty Insurance         236     A+        A         Company         IowaNew      Censtat Casualty Company            12550   B++       NR-5         Nebraska-        Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company   10185   B-        B         (MI)         Michigan         First Commercial Insurance          12005   F         NR-1         Company         Florida         First Commercial Trans and Prop     11104   F         NR-1         Ins         FloridaNew      MedPro RRG Risk Retention Group     14013   A++         District Of Columbia-        Middle Georgia Group                18654   B++       A-         Georgia-        Middle Georgia Mutual Insurance     4314    B++       A-         Co         Georgia-        Oklahoma Farm Bureau Group          4100    B+ u      B++         Oklahoma-        Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Ins     732     B+ u      B++         Co         Oklahoma         Omega Insurance Company **          2727    NR-4      D         Florida         Tower Hill Preferred Insurance      10600   NR-4      D         Company **         Florida         Tower Hill Prime Insurance          12359   NR-4      D         Company **         Florida+        Westminster American Insurance Co   4198    B++       B+         Maryland         White Mountain Insurance Company    76146   NR-4      A-         VermontNon-U.S. Life and Non-Life         Aggregate Re AG in Liquidation      74103   NR-5      F         Switzerland         All Counties Insurance Company      87862   NR-5      F         Limited         United Kingdom         Aviation & General Insurance Co     86479   NR-3      E         Ltd         United Kingdom         BAI (Run-off) Limited               87226   NR-3      E         United Kingdom         Bryanston Insurance Company         85564   NR-5      E         Limited         United Kingdom         Care Europe Limited                 72395   NR-5      F         Ireland         Chester Street Employers Assoc      87408   NR-3      E         Ltd         United Kingdom-        Colonial Life Ins Co (Trinidad)     84414   C u       B u         Ltd         Trinidad And Tobago         Consumer Electronics Insurance Co   87296   NR-5      F         Ltd         United Kingdom         Drake Insurance plc                 87322   NR-3      E         United Kingdom         El Paso Insurance Company Limited   85083   NR-3      E         United Kingdom         English & American Insurance Co     85511   NR-3      E         Ltd         United Kingdom         ERC Frankona Reins (III) Ltd        86463   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Fidelity Life Assurance Ltd         87346   NR-5      F         United KingdomNew      IGI Insurance Company Ltd           87400   A-        NR-5         United Kingdom         Insurco Ltd                         72299   NR-4      B+         Isle Of Man         Inter-Industry Insurance Co         56362   NR-4      B+         Ltd--Cons         Isle Of Man         Inter-Industry Insurance Company    32120   NR-4      B+         Ltd         Isle Of Man         Kingscroft Insurance Company        85353   NR-3      E         Limited         United Kingdom         Lime Street Insurance Company       85357   NR-3      E         Limited         United Kingdom         London and Edinburgh Life Assr      85644   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Municipal General Insurance         87467   NR-3      E         Limited         United Kingdom         Mutualidad Cuerpo Corredores        83582   NR-5      F         Comercio         Spain         MUTUAPESCA                          84364   NR-5      E         Spain         Numico Re SA en Liquidation         75412   NR-5      F         Switzerland         OIC Run-Off Limited                 85514   NR-3      E         United Kingdom         Onderling Medisch Steunfonds U.A.   89830   NR-5      F         Netherlands         SCG Rueckversicherung AG            76504   NR-5      F         Liquidation         Switzerland         SPRE Limited                        85545   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Swiss Re Frankona Reinsurance       88526   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Swiss Reins Co UK Ltd               87621   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Trinity Insurance Company Limited   86490   NR-5      E         United Kingdom         Undershaft (no 6) Limited           87591   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         United Standard Ins Co Ltd          87656   NR-5      F         United Kingdom         Walbrook Insurance Company          85355   NR-3      E         Limited         United Kingdom* Rating was downgraded to 'C-' from 'C' on Aug. 20, 2009. Currentrating effective Aug. 20, 2009.** Rating was downgraded to 'D' from 'B' on Aug. 26, 2009. Currentrating effective Aug. 26, 2009.Rating Action: (+) or (-) Rating upgraded or downgraded; (New)Assigned initial rating; (u) Rating under reviewGUIDE TO BEST'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH RATINGSA Best's Financial Strength Rating is an independent opinion of aninsurer's financial strength and ability to meet its ongoing insurancepolicy and contract obligations. The rating is based on a comprehensivequantitative and qualitative evaluation of a company's balancesheet strength, operating performance and business profile.Financial Strength Ratings             Rating         DescriptorSecure       A++, A+        Superior             A, A-          Excellent             B++, B+        GoodVulnerable   B, B-          Fair             C++, C+        Marginal             C, C-          Weak             D              Poor             E              Under Regulatory Supervision             F              In Liquidation             S              SuspendedRating Modifiers'u'          Under Review'pd'         Public Data's'          SyndicateNot Rated CategoriesAssigned to companies reported on by A.M. Best, but not assigneda Best's Rating.NR-1:   Insufficient Data.NR-2:   Insufficient Size and/or Operating Experience.NR-3:   Rating Procedure Inapplicable.NR-4:   Company Request.NR-5:   Not Formally Followed.Rating DisclosureThe Financial Strength Rating opinion addresses the relativeability of an insurer to meet its ongoing insurance obligations.The ratings are not assigned to specific insurance policies orcontracts and do not address any other risk, including, but notlimited to, an insurer's claims-payment policies or procedures; theability of the insurer to dispute or deny claims payment on groundsof misrepresentation or fraud; or any specific liabilitycontractually borne by the policy or contract holder. A FinancialStrength Rating is not a recommendation to purchase, hold orterminate any insurance policy, contract or any other financialobligation issued by an insurer, nor does it address thesuitability of any particular policy or contract for a specificpurpose or purchaser. 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