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A.M. Best to Sponsor 2016 P/C Insurers Association of America Annual Mtg; Sr. Mngrs to Present Session on Methodology Update


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Stacey Ancker
Manager, Corporate Events
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5747
stacey.ancker@ambest.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - OCTOBER 14, 2016 02:55 PM (EDT)
A.M. Best Chief Rating Officer Stefan Holzberger and Managing Director – Property/Casualty Anthony Diodato will lead a session at the 2016 Property/ Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) Annual Meeting, to take place October 23–25, at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX. The session, titled, “A.M. Best Methodology Update,” will be held Monday, October 24, at 1:30 p.m. (CDT).

Over the past year, A.M. Best has been working to update the Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM), including the Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), important considerations in A.M. Best’s rating analysis and assessment of a company’s capitalization. Mr. Holzberger and Mr. Diodato will discuss all planned changes and the anticipated impact. Additionally, they will talk about public comments received to date.

A.M. Best will sponsor the PCI Annual Meeting’s Opening Reception, scheduled for Sunday, October 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (CDT).

A.M.Best TV® will conduct interviews that address the latest industry issues and conference feedback throughout the annual meeting. For details, visit http://www.ambest.tv and look for the PCI 2016 playlist under the “Conferences” tab.

To learn more about BCAR and BCRM, visit http://www3.ambest.com/ambv/ratingmethodology/ .

More information on the annual meeting is available at http://www.pciaa.net.

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