Online Dating Services Among New and Revised Reports in 2007 Best's Loss Control Manual and Best's Underwriting Guide

Business Wire, May 11, 2007

OLDWICK, N.J. -- The second releases of the 2007 Best's Loss Control Manual and Best's Underwriting Guide include updated and revised reports, useful to risk managers and underwriters, on arts and crafts stores, registered dieticians and more, plus a new report on online dating services, A.M. Best Co. announced.

Best's Underwriting Guide is the world's most long-standing and authoritative guide to underwriting insurance policies and reducing loss. It supplies underwriters and risk managers with crucial information in more than 570 businesses and industries. Each report provides a detailed description of the business or industry, Best's Hazard Index, SIC and NAICS codes, an Underwriter's Checklist and more.

Best's Loss Control Manual functions as an on-site inspection tool for loss control engineers as well as a training reference for risk managers. Detailed reports on more than 540 businesses and industries include checklists that help users quickly identify potential hazards and recommend steps to reduce loss.

A subscription to the CD-ROM version includes an initial product shipment plus three updates. Both the Guide and Manual can also be purchased as an online service whose contents are refreshed as soon as new information is available.

A new report on online dating services is supplied for both products in this CD-ROM release. Extensively revised and updated reports in Best's Underwriting Guide include:

* Arts and Crafts Stores

* Registered Dieticians

* Alternative Dispute Resolution Firms

* Appraisers

* Electronic Repair Services

* Farming--Vegetables and Melons

* Farming--Tobacco

* Recording Studios

Original reports appearing in the Manual for the first time include:

* Arts and Crafts Stores

* Online Grocery Stores

* Mobile Electronics Stores

* Property Management Firms

* Photofinishing Laboratories

* Skydiving Centers

* Seed Processors

* Registered Dieticians

* Alternative Dispute Resolution Firms

* Appraisers

Revised reports appearing in the Manual include:

* Electronics Repair Services

* Recording Studios

* Farming--Vegetables and Melons

* Farming--Tobacco

To learn more about Best's Loss Control Manual, visit www.ambest.com/sales/lcmcdrom. For additional information on Best's Underwriting Guide, visit www.ambest.com/sales/bugcdrom.

To search the Guide Online or the Manual Online with no obligation, visit Best's Underwriting & Loss Control Center at www.ambest.com/buglcm.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial services industries, including the banking and insurance sectors. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.