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AM Best to Host Briefing on Captive Insurance Market and Its Outperformance Over Broader Commercial Market

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will host a market briefing on the state of the captive insurance industry on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

The event will feature a panel of AM Best senior analytical staff and industry experts for a conversation about the increasing permeation of the single parent captive and commercial market alternative segment across the overall insurance industry spectrum. Please click here to register for the Best’s Briefing, titled, “Captives: Continuing to Outperform.”

Topics will include:

  • The rationale and feasibility to form captive alternatives
  • Benefits afforded by captive owners and members
  • Flexibility in managing enterprise risks appropriately
  • AM Best’s review of ongoing segment performance trends

The panel will be moderated by AM Best Senior Associate Editor John Weber. Panelists include:

  • David Guerino, executive vice president, managing director of captive insurance, Key State
  • Harish Kapur, president and CEO, Platinum Transportation Corp.
  • Scot Sterenberg, managing director, Marsh USA LLC
  • Dan Youngs, executive director, LCSWMA
  • Adrienne Stark, associate director, AM Best
  • Dan Teclaw, director, AM Best

Attendees can submit questions during registration or by emailing conferenceinformation@ambest.com. The event will be aired in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event.

AM Best remains the leading rating agency of alternative risk transfer entities, with more than 200 such vehicles rated in the United States and throughout the world. For current Best’s Credit Ratings and independent data on the captive and alternative risk transfer insurance market, please visit www.ambest.com/captive.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

Copyright © 2025 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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