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AM Best to Lead Life/Annuity-Focused Session at The Insurance Summit

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best will lead a session at The Insurance Summit, titled “Life Product and Risks,” on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

The Insurance Summit, which is themed as “Where Innovation Meets Regulation,” runs through Sept. 17, and is hosted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National Insurance Producer Registry. The event brings together a wide spectrum of insurance and regulatory participants, as well as industry innovators and other technology incumbents to discuss the future direction of insurance regulation.

Tom Rosendale, a senior director in AM Best’s life/health ratings division, will focus on life and annuity products during his session and the varying levels of solvency risks they present to life insurance companies. Rosendale holds more than 35 years of experience in the life insurance industry and manages a team of AM Best analysts responsible for the rating agency’s coverage of the North American and Caribbean life and annuity sector. The session begins at 2 p.m. (CDT).

AM Best Director of Industry Relations, Government Affairs, Paul Brown also is available during the event. To contact him, please email paul.brown@ambest.com.

This year’s summit is virtual and features session tracks on innovation, producer licensing, antifraud, communications, market regulation and technology. For more information about the conference, please visit the event overview and agenda.

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 New York, London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Christopher Sharkey
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christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Jim Peavy
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+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5644
james.peavy@ambest.com

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Contacts

Christopher Sharkey
Manager, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Jim Peavy
Director, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5644
james.peavy@ambest.com

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