Revised Toy and Sugar Manufacturing Reports from A.M. Best Co. Now Available

New and revised reports for Best’s Underwriting Guide and Best’s Loss Control Manual are now available on CD-ROM and online at Best’s Underwriting & Loss Control Center, www.ambest.com/buglcm.

National media attention and popular outrage over recent reports of children’s toys contaminated with toxic lead paint have prompted extensive revisions to the Toy Manufacturing reports in Best’s Underwriting Guide and Best’s Loss Control Manual. The loss of life and property damage caused by a recent sugar factory explosion necessitated updates to the Sugar Manufacturing reports. Other revised and updated reports for Best’s Underwriting Guide, Best’s Loss Control Manual or both include:

• Crayon Manufacturing
• Paint and Wallpaper Stores
• Pharmacies
• Piano Stores
• Radon Mitigation Contractors
• Scaffolding Contractors
• Sign Shops (formerly “Neon Sign Manufacturing”)
• Valet Parking Services
• Wallcovering Manufacturing

New reports available only in Best’s Loss Control Manual include:

• Municipal Government
• Piano Stores
• Rehabilitation Facilities – Vocational Training
• Sign Shops (formerly “Neon Sign Manufacturing”)
• Valet Parking Services
• Wall and Ceiling Contractors
• Wallcovering Manufacturing
• Windmill Dealers and Installers

New reports available in Best’s Underwriting Guide and Best’s Loss Control Manual:

• Greeting Card Manufacturing

The online Center is automatically updated when new and revised reports are published. Visit www.ambest.com/sales/buglosscenter for details and to subscribe.

A purchase of Best’s Underwriting Guide or Best’s Loss Control Manual on CD-ROM includes the initial product shipment plus quarterly updates. Order Best’s Underwriting Guide at www.ambest.com/sales/bugcdrom, or order Best’s Loss Control Manual at www.ambest.com/sales/lcmcdrom.

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