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		<title>Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Rating Upgraded</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/04/01/286514.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to &#8220;a&#8221; from &#8220;a-&#8221; of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange (FREIE or the Exchange) in Lenexa, Kan. The outlook for both &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Webcetera Releases Major Update to Industry Leading EZLynx® Software</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/services/newswire/2012/03/05/237913.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Flower Mound, TX, 03/01/12 – Webcetera, L.P., the company behind the innovative EZLynx® platform, has released a major update to their flagship software. EZLynx® 3.0 is a substantial upgrade to the industry leading comparative rater and agency management system that &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Validus Re&#8217;s Ratings; Outlook Revised to Stable</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2012/02/06/234337.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to &#8216;A&#8217; (Excellent) from &#8216;A-&#8216; (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to &#8220;a&#8221; from &#8220;a-&#8221; of Bermuda-based Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., as well as the ICR to &#8220;bbb&#8221; from &#8220;bbb-&#8220;and debt &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Revises AIG and Subs Outlook to Stable; Affirms Ratings</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/01/27/233084.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of &#8220;bbb&#8221; of American International Group. It has also revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength ratings &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Arch Re, Operating Affiliates Ratings to &#8216;A+&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2012/01/23/232347.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to &#8216;A+&#8217; (Superior) from &#8216;A &#8216;(Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to &#8220;aa-&#8221; from &#8220;a+&#8221; of Bermuda-based Arch Reinsurance Ltd., as well as those of its strategic affiliates and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Swiss Re&#8217;s Ratings to &#8216;A+&#8217;; Outlook Stable</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/12/20/228194.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to &#8216;A+&#8217; (Superior) from &#8216;A&#8217; (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to &#8220;aa-&#8221; from &#8220;a+&#8221; of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Best has also upgraded the senior and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>S&#038;P Upgrades Swiss Re and Core Subsidiaries to &#8216;AA-&#8216;; Outlook Stable</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/10/31/222154.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd., and its core subsidiaries (collectively Swiss Re, or the group) to &#8216;AA-&#8216; from &#8216;A+&#8217;. The outlook on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>S&#038;P Affirms Liberty Mutual, Affiliates Ratings; Revises Outlook to Positive</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/10/07/219023.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Liberty Mutual Group (LGMI, and the members of the Liberty Mutual Intercompany Pool, the Peerless Intercompany Pool, and other rated insurance affiliates (collectively, Liberty) to positive from stable. S&#38;P also &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Greenlight Re&#8217;s Ratings to &#8216;A&#8217;; Outlook Stable</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/09/27/217500.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to &#8216;A&#8217; (Excellent) from &#8216;A-&#8216; (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to &#8216;a&#8217; from &#8216;a-&#8216; of Cayman Islands-based Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd., and has also affirmed the FSR of &#8216;A-&#8216; &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Lancashire&#8217;s Ratings to &#8216;A&#8217;; Outlook Stable</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/06/23/203801.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to &#8216;A&#8217; (Excellent) from &#8216;A-&#8216; (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to &#8220;a&#8221; from &#8220;a-&#8221; of the Bermuda-based Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited. Best has also &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades ACE Limited and Subs Issuer Credit Ratings; Affirms FSR&#8217;s</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/06/22/203663.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) and senior debt ratings to &#8220;a&#8221; from &#8220;a-&#8221; for Zurich-based ACE Limited and ACE INA Holdings Inc. Best has also upgraded the ICR to &#8220;aa&#8221; from &#8220;aa-&#8221; and affirmed the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of ACE European Group; Affirms FSR</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/06/21/203474.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to &#8220;aa&#8221; from &#8220;aa-&#8221; and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of &#8216;A+&#8217; (Superior) of the UK-based ACE European Group Limited (AEGL). The outlook for the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Affirms No. Am. Casualty Financial Ratings; Upgrades Debt</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/05/10/197803.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to &#8220;a+&#8221; from &#8220;a&#8221; of North American Casualty Group (NAC) and its members, California Insurance Company, and Continental Indemnity Company, which operate under a pooling arrangement. Best also affirmed NAC&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Revises Arch Capital and Subs Outlook to Positive; Affirms Ratings</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2011/02/02/182949.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of &#8216;A&#8217; (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of &#8220;a+&#8221; of Bermuda&#8217;s Arch Reinsurance Ltd. and its strategic affiliates. Best also revised &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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