Insurance Company Ratings

In choosing a disability insurance company the first and most important consideration should be insurance company ratings. This concern should come even before one considers pricing and benefits. If the insurance company backing the disability insurance policy is financially incapable of giving you your benefits that were promised, then every other thought that was involved in the initial comparison will have proven to be unimportant.

When you’re rating insurance companies, there are a few steps to follow. Look into your choice of disability insurance by checking price, the wording of definitions of disability and policy design, but it’s a primary step to look into the insurance company ratings – its financial strength.

Rating Insurance Companies Is Important

Research the insurance company’s financial strength rating. There exist independent companies that make insurance rating simpler by grading the financial strength of financial institutions. This is done by a letter grade using an insurance rating system similar to school grades. The insurance rating analysts are independent companies that are paid to evaluate an insurance company’s financial strength.  Below you will find a chart of the different financial ratings from the leading insurance company rating companies. We at ProtectYourIncome.com can access and review any insurance company’s financial ratings with you.

Insurance Company Comparison

The insurance company comparison graphic includes information on the insurance company rating data from Standard & Poor’s, A.M. Best and Company, Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch.

  A.M. Best Standard & Poor’s Moody’s Fitch
Rank Financial Strength
1 A++

 Secure / Superior

AAA

 Extremely Strong

Aaa

Exceptional

AAA

Secure / Highest

2 A+

Secure / Superior

AA+

 Very Strong

Aa1, Aa2, Aa3

Excellent

AA+

Secure / Very High

3 A

Secure / Excellent

AA

 Very Strong

A1, A2, A3

Good

AA

 Secure / Very High

4 A-

Secure / Excellent

AA-

 Very Strong

Baa1, Baa2, Baa3

 Adequate

AA-

Secure / Very High

5 B++

Secure / Very Good

A+

Strong

Ba1, Ba2, Ba3

 Questionable

A+

 Secure / High

6 B+

Secure / Good

A

 Strong

B1, B2, B3

Poor

A

 Secure / High

7 B

Vulnerable / Fair

A-

Strong

Caa

Very Poor

A-

 Secure / High

8 B-

Vulnerable / Fair

BBB+

 Good

Ca

Extremely Poor

BBB+

 Secure / Adequate

9 C++

Vulnerable / Marginal

BBB

 Good

C

 Lowest

BBB

 Secure / Adequate

10 C+

Vulnerable / Marginal

BBB-

Good

  BBB-

Secure / Adequate

11 C

 Vulnerable / Weak

BB+

Marginal

  BB+

 Uncertain

12 C-

 Vulnerable / Weak

BB

Marginal

  BB

 Uncertain

13 D

 Vulnerable / Poor

BB-

 Marginal

  BB-

Uncertain

14 E

Vulnerable / Under State Supervision

B+

Weak

  B+

 Possessing Risk

15 F

Vulnerable / In Liquidation

B

 Weak

  B

possessing Risk

16 S

Rating Suspended

B-

Weak

  B-

 Possessing Risk

17   CCC+

 Very Weak

  CCC

 Substantial Risk

18   CCC

 Very Weak

  DD

Liquidating

19   CCC-

 Very Weak

  SR

 Suspended Rating

20   CC

Extremely Weak

   
21   R

 Regulatory Action

   
 

Based on public information only.