OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "bbb" of Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc. (HMO), a former line of business statutory filing of Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc. (Peoria, IL), a subsidiary of Humana Inc. (headquartered in Louisville, KY) [NYSE: HUM].
Concurrently, A.M. Best has assigned an NR-5 (Not Formally Followed) to the FSR and an "nr" to the ICR of Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc. (HMO).
Effective for 2009, Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc. is now filing its quarterly and annual statutory statements on a NAIC health blank and is no longer …