Investors betting President Barack Obama’s health-care law will limit hospitals’ unpaid bills have helped fuel the best returns in the municipal market. The U.S. Supreme Court may quash the rally next month. Hospital securities have returned 17 percent in the last year, the most of 10 industries in a Barclays Capital index tracking the $3.7 ...Read More
Investors betting President Barack Obama’s health-care law will limit hospitals’ unpaid bills have helped fuel the best returns in the municipal market. The U.S. Supreme Court may quash the rally next month. Hospital securities have returned 17 percent in the last year, the most of 10 industries in a Barclays Capital index tracking the $3.7 ...Read More
The Credit Card Chart 2:55 p.m. CDT, May 16, 2012 These are nationally available credit cards offering the lowest interest rates on purchases as of May. 16. If you typically pay off the entire balance monthly, look for a zero-annual fee card that allows the most interest-free or grace days. Some cards listed below feature ...Read More
The Credit Card Chart 2:55 p.m. CDT, May 16, 2012 These are nationally available credit cards offering the lowest interest rates on purchases as of May. 16. If you typically pay off the entire balance monthly, look for a zero-annual fee card that allows the most interest-free or grace days. Some cards listed below feature ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a “and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (RSL) (Chicago, IL) and First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (First Reliance) (New York, NY), the life/health ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a “and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (RSL) (Chicago, IL) and First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (First Reliance) (New York, NY), the life/health ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of GHS Property and Casualty Insurance Company (GHS) (Oklahoma City, OK). The stable outlook reflects the recent explicit financial support GHS ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of GHS Property and Casualty Insurance Company (GHS) (Oklahoma City, OK). The stable outlook reflects the recent explicit financial support GHS ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of EMC National Life Company (EMCNL) (Urbandale, IA). The outlook for the ICR has been revised to stable from positive, while the outlook ...Read More
OLDWICK, N.J., May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings to “a-” from “bbb+” of Central States Health & Life Co. of Omaha (CSO) (Omaha, NE) and its subsidiaries, Censtat Life Assurance Company (Censtat Life) (Phoenix, AZ) and ...Read More