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AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Kentucky Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of Kentucky Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company (KFDLIC) (Frankfort, KY). At the time of the withdrawal, the outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) was stable.

AM Best has withdrawn these ratings as the company has requested to no longer participate in AM Best’s interactive rating process. These ratings were affirmed on Oct. 17, 2023, which serves as AM Best’s final ratings update, and the company has now requested to withdraw its ratings.

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Anthony McSwieney
Senior Financial Analyst
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al.slavin@ambest.com

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Michael Lynch
Financial Analyst

+1 908 882 2077
michael.lynch@ambest.com

Anthony McSwieney
Senior Financial Analyst
+1 908 882 2113
anthony.mcswieney@ambest.com

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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