AM Best Adds MSCI ESG Scores to Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports

AM Best has enhanced Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports with environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores sourced from MSCI, which identifies the ESG key issues that are most material to an industry.

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Finance, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Banking, Professional Services, Insurance, GICS, Risk, ESG, MSCI, ALL, Classification, News, Global Industry Classification Standard, Data
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  • AM Best has enhanced Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports with environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores sourced from MSCI, which identifies the ESG key issues that are most material to an industry.
  • These scores indicate associated aggregate risk based on the interaction of key ESG issues affecting the core business activities within the report’s industry.
  • MSCI ESG Scores include an:
    ESG Description, which shows the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) classification.
  • For more information about Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports, please visit our information page .


AM Best has enhanced Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports with environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores sourced from MSCI, which identifies the ESG key issues that are most material to an industry. These scores indicate associated aggregate risk based on the interaction of key ESG issues affecting the core business activities within the report’s industry.

MSCI ESG Scores include an:

  • ESG Description, which shows the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) classification.
  • ESG Risk Intensity Score, a quantitative assessment of an industry’s ESG risk.

For more information about Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports, please visit our information page.

For more information on MSCI’s ESG scores. please visit MSCI’s website.

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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