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A.M. Best to Speak at the Casualty Actuarial Society’s Seminar on Reinsurance


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - MAY 29, 2018 02:06 PM (EDT)
A.M. Best will speak at the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) 2018 Seminar on Reinsurance at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY, on June 4–5, 2018.

Steve Chirico, director, property/casualty, will represent A.M. Best on a panel focusing on rating agencies’ views and outlooks on industry sectors, as well as changes to their rating criteria and updates to their capital adequacy models. The session, “Rating Agency Update: A Reinsurance Focus,” will be held on Monday, June 4, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

Wai Tang, director, insurance-linked securities, will participate in a panel titled, “Mortgage Credit Risk Sharing – The Evolving Landscape,” on Tuesday, June 5, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The session will examine the dynamic evolution of the credit risk-transfer market. Rating agency and regulatory responses to the growth of this market also will be covered.

A.M. Best provides Financial Strength, Long- and Short-Term Issuer Credit and Long- and Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings for insurers worldwide. Visit http://www.ambest.com/ratings for Best’s Credit Ratings and Best’s Credit Rating Methodology, which explains the rating process.

To view the agenda and learn more about the CAS 2018 Seminar on Reinsurance, visit https://www.casact.org/calendar/index.cfm?fa=eventView&id=1587 .

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