A.M. Best Names Washington News Bureau Manager

OLDWICK, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
A.M. Best Co. has named Jesse A. Hamilton to manage its Washington, D.C., news
bureau. Hamilton was a reporter at the Hartford Courant from 2002-2009, most
recently as its Washington bureau chief. There, he was the paper`s key political
reporter and also wrote a political blog.

Previously, he covered the defense industry and military, including coordinating
a project to report alongside the Marines in Fallujah, Iraq. Before that, he had
been a reporter with three mid-size dailies, including the Yakima
Herald-Republic in Washington state.

A.M. Best publishes BestWeek, a weekly newsletter for insurance professionals.
Additionally, the Regulatory Week supplement provides expanded, global coverage
of compliance issues that affect the industry. BestWire, a companion newswire
service, is available through third-party information providers and to BestWeek
subscribers.

Contact Hamilton by phone, (202) 347-3090, or by e-mail,
jesse.hamilton@ambest.com. The bureau is located at 830 National Press Building,
529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20045.

For information about BestWeek visit www.bestweek.com.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating
organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service
industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care
system providers. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

A.M. Best Co.
Caroline Saucer, 908-439-2200, ext. 5774
caroline.saucer@ambest.com

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