OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a-” of Foresters Life Insurance Company (Foresters Life) and First Investors Life Insurance Company (First Investors) (New York, NY), the operating subsidiaries of The Independent Order of Foresters (Foresters). Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the FSR of A (Excellent) and the ICR of “a+” of Foresters. The companies