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Insurance Company Assets in
$Billions
(12-31-06)
Major Rating Agencies
A. M. Best S & P Moody's
Allianz LIC/No.Am. $ 62.8 A AA Aa3
American General $ 34.0 A+ AA+ Aa2
American National $ 13.2 A+ AA -
Aviva $ 6.6 A+ - -
Aviva Life Insurance NY /NY only $0.6 A+ - -
EquiTrust LIC $ 5.4 A - -
Genworth Life Insurance Co. $ 34.7 A+ AA- Aa3
Genworth Life NY /NY only $ 4.9 A+ AA- Aa3
ING USA Annuity & LIC $ 61.5 A+ AA Aa3
Integrity LIC $ 4.6 A++ AA+ Aa2
Kansas City LIC $ 3.3 A A+ -
Lincoln Benefit $ 3.4 A+ AA+ Aa2
MetLife Investors Ins. Co.
(an affiliate of Metropolitan LIC)
$ 24.0 A+ AA Aa2
Metropolitan LIC (MetLife) $ 280.5 A+ AA Aa2
Midland National Life $ 21.6 A+ AA- -
Nat'l Integrity LIC /NY only $ 3.4 A++ AA+ Aa2
NACOLAH  (North American Co. for Life and Health) $5.4 A+ AA- -
New York Life $66.9 A++ AAA Aaa
OM Financial (F&G) $19.0 A - A3
OM NY (F&G NY) /NY only $0.4 A - -
Penn Mutual $ 9.9 A+ AA- Aa3
Presidential $ 4.2 B+ BB+ Ba2
Protective LIC $ 19.0 A+ AA Aa3
Standard of Indiana $ 1.6 B++ - -
United of Omaha LIC $ 12.8 A+ AA- Aa3
United States Life /NY only $ 4.2 A+ AA+ Aa2
Rating Categories
Rank A.M. Best Standard & Poor's Moody's
1 A++
Secure / Superior
AAA
Extremely Strong
Aaa
Exceptional
2 A+
Secure / Superior
AA+
Very Strong
Aa1, Aa2, Aa3
Excellent
3 A
Secure / Excellent
AA
Very Strong
A1, A2, A3
Good
4 A-
Secure / Excellent
AA-
Very Strong
Baa1, Baa2, Baa3
Adequate
5 B++
Secure / Very Good
A+
Strong
Ba1, Ba2, Ba3
Questionable
6 B+
Secure / Good
A
Strong
B1, B2, B3
Poor
7 B
Vulnerable / Fair
A-
Strong
Caa
Very Poor
8 B-
Vulnerable / Fair
BBB+
Good
Ca
Extremely Poor
9 C++
Vulnerable / Marginal
BBB
Good
C
Lowest
10 C+
Vulnerable / Marginal
BBB-
Good
NR
11 C
Vulnerable / Weak
BB+
Marginal
NR
12 C-
Vulnerable / Weak
BB
Marginal
NR
13 D
Vulnerable / Poor
BB-
Marginal
NR
14 E
Vulnerable / Under State Supervision
B+
Weak
NR
15 F
Vulnerable / In Liquidation
B
Weak
NR
16 S
Rating Suspended
B-
Weak
NR
17 NR CCC+
Very Weak
NR
18 NR CCC
Very Weak
NR
19 NR CCC-
Very Weak
NR
20 NR CC
Extremely Weak
NR
21 NR R
Regulatory Action
NR

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Company Name – Insurance companies are listed according to registered names. Many companies are part of a larger group affiliation which may include subsidiaries with similar sounding names. These affiliates may not be legally bound to cover each others' claims and each separate entity may have a different credit quality rating.

Assets in Billions of Dollars – is the dollar value of all assets reported in a company's statutory annual statement and admitted or accepted by state regulators. Includes invested assets plus amounts receivable and separate account assets.