AM Best


A.M. Best Presents at the MultaQa Qatar Conference


CONTACTS:



Business Development

Clive Thursby

+(44) 20 7626 6264

clive.thursby@ambest.com
Public Relations

Jim Peavy

+(1) 908 439-2200, ext. 5644

james.peavy@ambest.com

Rachelle Morrow

+(1) 908 439-2200, ext. 5378

rachelle.morrow@ambest.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK, N.J. - MARCH 14, 2008 12:00 AM (EDT)
Clive Thursby, manager, business development, emerging markets, of A.M. Best Co. is participating in the MultaQa Qatar Conference on 17 and 18 March in Doha, Qatar. Mr. Thursby is meeting with company representatives and presenting the rating agency's point of view in a panel discussion, "The risks and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East," as A.M. Best continues to expand its rating coverage in the region.

A.M. Best's rating methodology, "Takaful (Shari'a Compliant) Insurance Companies," will be made available to all conference delegates by conference organizer Global Reinsurance.

To contact Mr. Thursby, please meet him at the conference, call +(44) 7764960705 or email clive.thursby@ambest.com.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers.