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AM Best to Address Global Insurance Symposium’s Event on the Future of Insurance

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best’s Matthew C. Mosher will deliver the keynote speech at the Global Insurance Symposium’s upcoming event on the future of insurance, which is scheduled for April 19-21, 2022 in Des Moines, IA.

The theme of the three-day event is focused on what insurance will look like in 2030. Mosher, president and CEO of AM Best Rating Services, Inc., will address the symposium at 8:45 a.m. CST on Wednesday, April 20 at the Iowa Events Center.

Andrea Keenan, executive vice president & chief strategy officer, AM Best Rating Services, Inc., will participate in a discussion on insurance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The panel will address the present and future roles, opportunities and responsibilities of the insurance industry for ESG issues. Keenan will share AM Best’s views on ESG-related matters.

Joining Keenan on the panel will be Dennis Kerrigan, executive vice president & general counsel, The Hanover Insurance Group; Beth Wood, senior vice president & chief marketing officer, Principal Financial Group; and Todd Strother, executive vice president & chief legal officer, EMC Insurance Companies. The panel’s moderator is Aaron Pearce, general counsel, CWG & Berkley Ag. This discussion will take place at 11 a.m. CST on Wednesday, April 20, at the Iowa Events Center.

For more information, please visit the Global Insurance Symposium’s event page or the registration page.

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.

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

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