Axa, Fortis, LV and Sterling are on a list of more than 40 insurers

AM Best has withdrawn all public data ratings on UK insurance companies.

The listed companies were last reviewed by AM Best in December 2007.

The financial strength ratings and issuer credit ratings of the following companies have been withdrawn. An NR-5 (not formally followed) has been assigned to the FSRs and an "nr" to the ICRs:

Automobile Association Underwriting Services

Axa Insurance UK

Axa PPP Healthcare

Axa Sun Life

Bupa Insurance

Canada Life

Cardrow Insurance

Churchill Insurance Company

Clerical Medical Investment Group

Co-operative Insurance Society

Direct Line Insurance

Domestic and General Insurance

Esure Insurance

Fortis Insurance

Friends Provident Life and Pensions

Halifax Life

Hamilton Insurance Company

Highway Insurance Company

HSBC Insurance (UK)

HSBC Life (UK)

Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company

Liverpool Victoria Life Company

Lloyds TSB General Insurance

Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society

Merchant Investors Assurance Company

MMA Insurance

National Westminster Life Assurance

Nationwide Life

Provident Insurance

The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society

Royal Scottish Assurance

Scottish Equitable

Scottish Widows

Standard Life Assurance

St Andrew's Insurance

Sterling Insurance Company

The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society

The National Insurance and Guarantee Corporation

UK Insurance

Wesleyan Assurance Society

Western Provident Association

Winterthur Life UK

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