Learn How Best's Ratings Can Benefit Health Insurers at the AHIP's Institute 2006.

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. will exhibit at booth #747 at the America's Health Insurance Plans' Institute 2006, set for June 7-9 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego.

Visitors to the booth can speak with company representatives about A.M. Best's rating methodologies

A.M. Best assigns financial strength and issuer credit ratings to insurance-related organizations, including health insurers. The company also issues debt, short-term and structured finance ratings to insurance-related securities and structures. Best's Ratings are recognized worldwide as the benchmark for assessing financial strength.

Obtain additional information on Best's Ratings by visiting A.M. Best booth #747 at the AHIP's Institute 2006, or by visiting www.ambest.com/ratings. To request information on applying for a Best's Rating, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5825 or e-mail ratings@ambest.com. More information about the conference is available at www.ahip.org.

A.M. Best Co., established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit A.M. Best's Web site at www.ambest.com.