19/05/05 Pallet Manufacturing and More Risk Classifications Included in Second Release of the 2005 Best's Underwriting Guide (OLDWICK, N.J)

Insurance underwriters and risk managers will broaden their understanding of industrial and commercial risks, as A.M. Best Co. releases the second flow of its 2005 Best's Underwriting Guide. Included in this release are new, updated and extensively revised risk classifications.

Published since 1974, Best's Underwriting Guide supplies underwriters and risk managers with detailed descriptions of more than 570 risk classifications, which help quantify the degree of exposure in relevant lines of liability. With the Guide, users are able to quickly become familiar with every aspect of a risk, even if it's a unique classification.

New, extensively revised and updated classifications are released on CD-ROM four times a year. The Guide is also available online, in addition to the CD-ROM version, and its contents are refreshed as soon as new information is available.

Extensively revised classifications supplied in the second release of 2005 include:

-- Cutlery Manufacturing;
-- Hog Confinement Centers;
-- Nail Salons;
-- Pasta Manufacturing;
-- Poultry Processing;
-- Radon Mitigating Firms;
-- Water Treatment (Point of Use)
--Retail.

In addition, several classifications have been updated to reflect current industry standards. They include:

-- Apiaries--Commercial;
-- Broom and Brush Manufacturing;
-- Costume Rental Stores;
-- Dry Cleaning;
-- Fur Garment Manufacturing;
-- Liquor Stores;
-- Silversmiths;
-- Wedding Consultants;
-- Writing Instruments Manufacturing.

A new article on Pallet Manufacturing is also provided in the second release of the 2005 Guide.

Best's Underwriting Guide contains detailed risk descriptions, relevant hazards and safety measures, materials and equipment used, lines of liability to consider, special exposures, SIC and ISO codes, Underwriters' Checklists and more. For additional information on Best's Underwriting Guide, visit http://www.ambest.com/sales/bugcdrom, or call Customer Service at (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742. To search the Guide online with no obligation, go to http://www.ambest.com/buglcm.

A.M. Best Co., established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit A.M. Best's Web site at http://www.ambest.com.