OREANDA-NEWS. A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Lincoln Benefit Life Company (LBL) (Lincoln, NE). LBL’s ratings recognize its status as a run-off business that contains life insurance and retirement products with an adequate invested assets portfolio. LBL became a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Resolution Life, Inc. in April 2014.