A.M. Best to Exhibit and Host Power Breakfast at 2009 American Bankers Association Annual Convention

OLDWICK, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
A.M. Best Co. will be exhibiting at the American Bankers Association Annual
Convention, Business Expo and Directors` Forum, October 25-28 at the Sheraton
Chicago Hotel & Towers. Representatives will be available at booth #301 to
discuss A.M. Best`s interactive credit ratings for U.S. banks. A.M. Best will
also be hosting a Power Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, in the
Erie Room, Level 2, where Senior Financial Analyst Anthony McSwieney will be
giving a presentation about how an interactive credit rating can serve as a
communication tool to help mitigate reputation risk.

A.M. Best is offering Bank Deposit, Issuer Credit and Debt Security Ratings to
community banks and bank holding companies. Ratings are based on an assessment
of a bank`s strategy and competitive position beyond just its reported financial
results, and focus on its operation through various stages of the industry
cycle. Visitors to Best`s Banking Center, www.ambest.com/banks, are able to
search for banks based on select financial criteria and can view A.M. Best`s
Rating Methodology for Banks, Best`s Bank Statement Reports, which contain key
balance sheet data,and Best`s Bank Ratio Reports, featuring operating statistics
and financial ratios. The Center also offers access to data, news and special
reports on the banking industry.

Visitors to A.M. Best`s booth can also pick up a sample Best`s State Banking
Report. These reports offer detailed financial data and statistics on the
banking industry in individual states. More information about these new reports,
which are available for purchase online for all 50 states and Washington, D.C.,
is available at www.ambest.com/sales/statebankingreports.

To learn more about A.M. Best`s bank rating service, visit booth #301 at the
ABA`s Annual Convention, Business Expo and Directors` Forum. More information
about the conference is available at www.aba.com/events/annual.htm.

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.
Stacey Ancker, 908-439-2200, ext. 5747
Manager, Corporate Events
sales@ambest.com

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