JACKSONVILLE, FL--(Marketwired - Aug 7, 2014) - Fortegra Financial Corporation (NYSE: FRF) ("Fortegra") announces that it has attained the highest A.M. Best rating in company history. Fortegra's leading insurance subsidiaries, Life of the South Insurance Company, Lyndon Southern Insurance Company, Insurance Company of the South, Bankers Life of Louisiana and Southern Financial Life Insurance Company, were upgraded by A.M. Best to A- (Excellent).