Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the insurance industry. Policyholders refer to Best's ratings and analysis as a means of assessing the financial strength and creditworthiness of risk-bearing entities and investment vehicles.

A.M. Best has offices located in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. It is the largest and longest-established company devoted to issuing in-depth reports and financial strength ratings about insurance organizations. Its flagship publication and database, Best's Insurance Reports, offers the largest coverage of insurers and reinsurers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and worldwide of any interactive rating organization.

Its ratings cover bonds, notes, securitization products and other financial instruments issued by insurers and reinsurers. Articles generated by A.M. Best's news staff are published in Best's Review magazine, BestWeek, through its real-time news channels and distributed via more than a dozen international information distributors.