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Monday, June 01, 2009

WithumSmith+Brown Accepted for Listing in Best's Directory of Insurance Auditors

WithumSmith+Brown is pleased to announced that it has been accepted for listing in Best's Directory of Insurance Auditors.

“It is an honor to be listed in the AM Best Directory of Insurance Auditors,” says Lewis Bivona, CPA, AFE, Practice Leader of WS+B’s Insurance Advisory Services Group.  “It recognizes the capabilities of our firm and the capacities of our insurance practice members to service insurance companies, not only in the United States but, throughout the world.”

Listings in Best's Directory of Insurance Auditors are open only to firms that are active in the field of insurance. A.M. Best has been publishing directories of insurance professionals since 1928. The directories list law firms, adjusters, expert service providers, captive managers, actuaries, adjusters and third-party administrators.

“In addition to being recognized as insurance auditors, it also focuses insurance entities on our competencies in regulatory consulting, financial condition and market conduct preparatory services, merger and acquisition due diligence, troubled entity management, taxation, internal control testing, IT controls, SAS 70 reports and Model Audit Rule implementation,” says Bivona.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers.  For more information, visit http://www.ambest.com/.