Best’s News & Research Service - August 12, 2015 03:37 PM (EDT)
A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Company
Oldwick //BestWire// - A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of "a" of PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Company (PacifiCare) (Indianapolis, IN). The outlook for both ratings is stable. Concurrently, A.M. Best has withdrawn the ratings in response to the company's request to no longer participate in A.M. Best's interactive rating process.
The rating reflects PacifiCare's excellent level of risk-adjusted capitalization, strong earnings and support of its ultimate parent, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth) [NYSE: UNH]. Partially offsetting these strengths is a decline in premium, as the business has been transferred from PacifiCare to other UnitedHealth affiliates.
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