BLOOMINGTON - Country Financial has retained excellent financial strength ratings for its life/health and property/casualty businesses from TheStreet.com.

TheStreet.com recently reaffirmed an A+ rating for Country Life and an A rating for Country Mutual. The A+ rating is the highest offered by TheStreet.com and is only assigned to seven life/health companies.

Country Mutual is among nine home insurers and three auto insurance companies with an A rating. Ratings reflect year-end 2007 performance.

TheStreet.com is an independent rating agency, which evaluates the financial strength of more than 1,700 life, health and annuity insurers and 2,400 property and casualty insurers.