table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEAaLU42MFbbvaQ6K8hIhzdn_JBGQamp;url=http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2012/01/31/cfa-study-on-auto-insurance-misguided-says-industr?t%3Dregulation-legislationimg src=//nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/fEsUx3rhrke8qM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2PropertyCasualty360/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNG87Or3UK1BVjGHj56rdzg3oAo12Aamp;url=http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2012/01/31/199968.htmbIII: Competition in US bAuto Insurance/b Market Has Driven Down Premium Costs/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fClaimsJournal.com/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1But the CFA did not note that the latter statistic meant these drivers would be paying less for bauto insurance/b when they left their state#39;s bassigned/b-brisk/b pools, where the riskiest drivers congregate, and re-entered the so-called voluntary market./fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEAaLU42MFbbvaQ6K8hIhzdn_JBGQamp;url=http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2012/01/31/cfa-study-on-auto-insurance-misguided-says-industr?t%3Dregulation-legislationCFA Study on bAuto Insurance/b #39;Misguided,#39; Says Industry/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrPropertyCasualty360/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dmKUenkkAWoSVPMeuuLZJjdAvprKMnobrball 65 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNExQobGDgXefE3y2uLtXdgSSrycMQamp;url=http://insurancenewsnet.com/articleNews.aspx?id%3D328232bA.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Allstate Corporation and Its Subsidiaries/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fInsurance News Net (press release)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1AM Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of quot;aa-quot; of Allstate bInsurance/b Group ( Allstate ) and its members. Additionally, AM Best has bassigned/b a debt rating of quot;a-quot; to the newly b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dUwwsm9ZbX9T2mMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHkUrm2L1L4PjTyhKTy5YGxmwBXCAamp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/western-asset-global-corporate-defined-opportunity-fund-inc-as-of-december-31-2011-2012-02-02?reflink%3DMW_news_stmpbWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. as of December 31 b/b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fMarketWatch (press release)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1For this purpose, if two or more of the agencies have bassigned/b differing ratings to a security, the highest rating is used. Securities that are unrated by all three agencies are reflected as such. The credit quality of the investments in the Fund#39;s b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=d6EsxZ4gE4W2wxMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHZb3j5VEu-rTRUsrbc1K71Qmgw6gamp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/am-best-assigns-ratings-to-first-insurance-company-2012-01-24bAM Best Assigns Ratings to First bInsurance/b Company/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fMarketWatch (press release)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The outlook bassigned/b to both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect FIC#39;s superior level of brisk/b-adjusted capitalisation and good overall financial performance. The company#39;s modest size offsets the ratings, although it is partially mitigated by FIC#39;s b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1amp;ned=usamp;ncl=dhuXI9ab-3ig2RMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table