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A.M. Best to Participate in 2014 VCIA Conference


CONTACTS:


Stacey Ancker
Manager, Corporate Events
(908) 439-2200, ext. 5747
stacey.ancker@ambest.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - JULY 29, 2014 08:59 AM (EDT)
A.M. Best is a Platinum Sponsor of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association's 29th Annual Conference, to be held August 12-14 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, VT. A.M. Best staff will be available at booth #32 to answer questions about the company's credit rating services, and to provide information about the many products and services the company has to offer.

Fred Eslami, Senior Financial Analyst - Alternative Risk Transfer Group, will speak on the topic of "Getting Rated: One Captive's Successful Journey" on August 14th from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

A.M. Best assigns financial strength and issuer credit ratings to insurance-related organizations, including captives. Captive formations rated include single-parent captives, group captives, risk retention groups, pools and trusts and protected cell captives. Best's Credit Ratings are recognized worldwide as the benchmark for assessing insurers' financial strength.

Business Development Manager Alan Kandel will be in attendance and will be available throughout the conference. To schedule a meeting, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5576, or email alan.kandel@ambest.com.

Information about Best's Credit Ratings is available online at Best's Ratings & Criteria Center, www.ambest.com/ratings. More information about the conference can be found at www.vcia.com.

A.M. Best will be posting regular video news updates and interviews from the conference online via AMBestTV, at www3.ambest.com/ambv/displaycontent/MediaArchive.aspx. Sign up to receive free notification of new videos as they are posted, along with A.M. Best's news coverage every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at www.ambest.com/review/getambesttv.html.

A.M. Best Company is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source.