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A.M. Best Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings to Four Companies


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK, N.J. - MARCH 17, 2009 12:00 AM (EDT)
A.M. Best Co. has assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) to the following companies at the time of their last review. Due to an administrative error, these ratings were not released publicly at that time and are now being assigned with the effective date that corresponds with the company's latest rating review.

COMPANY ICR

Cooperativa de Seguros Multiples de Puerto Rico
"a"

Pinnacle Consortium of Higher Education,

a VT Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
"a"

Underwriters at Lloyd's London (IL) "a+"

Underwriters at Lloyd's London (KY) "a+"

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