AM Best is an American credit rating agency headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, that focuses on the insurance industry.
It also rates financial instruments issued by insurance companies, such as bonds, notes, and securitization products.
[4] Insurance publications include BestWeek, a weekly newsletter, Best's Review, a monthly digital & print magazine, and an online wire service called BestWire.
Founded in 1899 by Alfred M. Best in New York City, the privately held company moved to Morristown, New Jersey, in 1965, and subsequently to Oldwick in 1974.
[5] It also maintains offices in London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Mexico City, Singapore and a news bureau in Washington, D.C.